Overview
Aditya II (942–971), also known as Aditha Karikalan, was a Chola prince who lived in the 10th century in India. He was born in Tirukoilur and was the eldest son of Parantaka Chola II. He was the elder brother of Rajaraja Chola I and Kundavai. He was called Virapandiyan Thalai Konda Koparakesari Varman Karikalan. Archaelogists also posit that he might have been known as Parthivendra Pallavan in the Northern parts of the kingdom.