Vira Narasimha II

Vira Narasimha II (r. 1220–1234) succeeded his father Veera Ballala II as Hoysala king. He pushed Hoysala power into the Tamil country: he defeated the Kadavas and the Pandyas of Madurai and levied tribute on them, and he backed his ally Rajaraja Chola III against Pandya raids.

To oversee the south he set up a second capital at Kannanur Kuppam near Srirangam, and in a later campaign he fought for the Cholas again and marched as far south as Rameswaram.