<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> Tamil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Epic poetry </Td> </Tr> <P> Kalingatteuparani is a 12th - century Tamil poem and a war song by Jayamkondar, celebrating the victory of Kulottunga Chola I over the Kalinga king, Anantavarman Chodaganga in the Chola - Kalinga war . parani is a type of literature thy is written on a king (person) who kills a thousand elephants in a war . Hence, kalingattuparani depicts that kulottunga chola I killed a thousand elephants in tha chola - kalinga war . It gives a vivid and a graphic description of battle scenes . It is hailed as one of the master - pieces of Tamil literature with its majestic style and diction . Kulottunga Chola I is the protagonist and the hero of this work . Jayakondar, the court poet, touches on various sections such as lineage of the king, his birth, his family, the training in warfare that he received as a child, his accession to the throne, his exploits and his subsequent move to the city of Kanchi . The author then proceeds to explain the training that Kulothunga received in warfare and his heroics in Vayiragaram and Chakrakottam while he was still young . Next he proceeds to talk about his queens and how one day the king wanted to move his capital to Kanchi . Finally, he touches on the circumstances which led to the Kalinga war . Karunakara Thondaiman, a Pallavan prince and a feudatory will distinguish himself in this affair . </P>

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