

Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files
Vicayâlaya Chola
Also “Raja Vicayalaya”
Chola Nadu on 867.1.1
Vicayâlaya Chola is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Raja Vicayalaya): a man of Tamil culture of the Shaivism faith of the Chola dynasty, born 827.1.1, died 871.1.1. On the start dates: 867 — Chola Nadu (2 counties). Playable on the bookmark challenge_character_vicayalaya_chola_nadu (867.1.1, rated Medium). The game's script names him by ID in 1 place. History ID 175080. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/tamil.txt.
This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json
Quick answers (3)
- What is Vicayâlaya Chola's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 175080 — console: hello_history 175080.
- Can you play as Vicayâlaya Chola in CK3?
- Yes: challenge_character_vicayalaya_chola_nadu, 867.1.1 (the game rates it Medium).
- Which CK3 start dates is Vicayâlaya Chola alive on?
- 867.1.1 (age 40).
Playable · challenge_character_vicayalaya_chola_nadu · 867.1.1 · Medium (the game's rating)
Originally a vassal of the Pallava dynasty, Vicayalaya saw opportunity and struck out on his own to found an empire that would come to unite all of southern India under its banners.
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Vicayâlaya Chola by ID — character:175080 — with the lines as written.
On actions (script run on game events) 1
on_game_start_after_lobby
- 7100: character:175080 ?= {
game/common/on_action/game_start.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives Vicayâlaya Chola on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
867 867.1.1
Age 40
3 titles, 2 counties in the realm counting vassals
- Chola Nadu
- Cholamandalam
- Tiruvannamalai
Traits and skills
Family
From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.
Parents 1
- Atitta Chola (father, 795–861)
Children 1
- Atitta Chola (850–907)
From game/history/characters/tamil.txt, history id 175080, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.