[1] Varaguna II was famously defeated by a contingent of troops led by Pallava king Aparajita around 879 CE.
[2] Srimara Srivallabha (r. c. 815—862 AD), the predecessor of Varaguna II, was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha (the battle of Arisil).
[4][3] Varaguna tried to check the Pallava influence by marching north (and even crossing the Kaveri in the Chola country by c. 879 AD).
[2] A decisive battle was fought at Sri Purambiyam (Tiruppurambiyam near Kumbakonam) in c. 880 AD.
[2] The Chola king subsequently invaded the Pallava country and defeated Aparajita.