 An inscription of Kopperunjinga in chidambaram describes his war against sundara pandyan referred to therewith as sundarattol.Kopperunchinga's fortunes changed in 1268 CE, when Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I ascended the Pandya throne.Under his leadership the Pandya armies swept across the Tamil country, extending Pandya rule over the entire South Indian peninsula up to the River Krishna in the north.