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title: War Elephants at the Battle of Takkolam
author: Dinesh Kannambadi
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8879/war-elephants-at-the-battle-of-takkolam/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# War Elephants at the Battle of Takkolam

_Authored by Dinesh Kannambadi_

## Image File

[![War Elephants at the Battle of Takkolam](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8879.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8879.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a contemporary depiction of the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Takkolam (949 CE) as it is shown on a pillar of a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) built by Butuga II (939-960 CE) of the Western [Ganga](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ganges/) dynasty (a Rashtrakuta [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) vassal) as a fitting finale to his victory over the Cholas of Tanjore at the Takkolam battle. The reliefs on the circular pillars of the [Nandi](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nandi/) Mandapa depict the defeat of Chola commander Rajaditya by Butuga Il who fought for the Rashtrakutas. Location: Arakeshwara temple (also spelt Arakeshvara or Arakesvara) in Hole Alur, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka state, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Kannambadi, D. (2018, June 11). War Elephants at the Battle of Takkolam. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8879/war-elephants-at-the-battle-of-takkolam/>
### Chicago
Kannambadi, Dinesh. "War Elephants at the Battle of Takkolam." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 11, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8879/war-elephants-at-the-battle-of-takkolam/>.
### MLA
Kannambadi, Dinesh. "War Elephants at the Battle of Takkolam." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jun 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8879/war-elephants-at-the-battle-of-takkolam/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nandi_mantapa_pillar_with_depictions_from_the_battle_of_Takkolam_in_relief_in_the_Arakeshwara_temple_at_Hole_Alur_2.JPG) by [**Dinesh Kannambadi**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nandi_mantapa_pillar_with_depictions_from_the_battle_of_Takkolam_in_relief_in_the_Arakeshwara_temple_at_Hole_Alur_2.JPG). Submitted by [Dr Avantika Lal](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/avantika.lal30/ "User Page: Dr Avantika Lal"), published on 11 June 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.