 To signify his victory Kopperunchinga I assumed the title "Sakalabhuvanachakravartin" (Emperor of the Universe) and the epithet "Solanai-sirai-yittu-vaittu Solanadu-konda Alagiyasiyan" (Alagiasiyan who imprisoned the Chola and conquered the Chola country).While the Hoysala king was preparing to lay siege to Kopperunchinga's capital of Sendamangalam to counter the Kadava's rise, Kopperunchinga engaged the Hoysala armies at Perumbalur near Tiruchi in 1241 and killed the Hoysala generals Kesava, Harihara-Dandanayaka and others and seized their women and property.To protect against further attacks from the Hoysalas, Kopperunchinga built a fort at Tiruvenkadu on the banks of the river Kaveri.