Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II

Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1238–1251.

Shared rule

Sundara Pandiyan II was one of two Pandyan princes who acceded to power in 1238 after Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I. This practice of shared rule with one prince asserting primacy was common in the Pandyan Kingdom. His years of reign are unclear. While Indian historian K. A. Nilakanta Sastri mentions him as the Pandyan prince defeated by Rajendra Chola III around 1250, N. Sethuraman mentions another Pandyan prince - Jatavarman Vikkiraman I as the Pandyan ruler between 1241 and 1250.

Hoysala influence This period was marked with increasing Hoysala influence over the Chola kingdom under the rule of Vira Someshwara. According to Sastri:

Hoysala influence over the whole area of the Chola kingdom and even in the Pandya country increased steadily from about 1220 to 1245, a period which may be well described as that of Hoysala hegemony in the south.

The Pandyan inscriptions of this period indicate tribute being paid to the Hoysala king.

War with Cholas Sundara Pandiyan II was attacked and defeated by the Rajendra Chola III around 1250. To prevent the complete revival of Chola power, Vira Someshwara temporarily allied himself with the Pandyas