Jatavarman Kulasekaran II was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

 between 1238–1240 CE.

Shared Rule

Kulasekaran was one of two Pandyan princes who accceded to power in 1238 CE after Maravarman Sundara Pandyan. He shared his rule with his younger brother Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II

Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II

Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1238–1240 CE.-Shared Rule:Sundara Pandiyan II was one of two Pandyan princes who accceded to power in 1238 after Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I. He shared his rule with his elder brother Jatavarman...

. This practice of shared rule with one prince asserting primacy was common in the Pandyan Kingdom.

Hoysala Influence

Kulasekaran's rule was marked with increasing Hoysala influence under the rule of Vira Someshwara

Vira Someshwara

Vira Someshwara was a king of the Hoysala Empire. The preoccupation of Vira Narasimha II in the affairs of Tamil country resulted in neglect of northern territories and Vira Someshwara had to face Seuna incursion south of the Tungabhadra river....

. According to KA Nilakanta 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

Distinction from other Kulasekarans

There are records of at least three later Pandyan kings bearing the same name Jatavarman Kulasekaran. This king is identified and distinguished using his meikeerthi

Meikeerthi

A Meikeerthi is the first section of Tamil inscriptions of grant issued by ancient Tamil kings of South India. Meikeerthis of various stone and metal inscriptions serve as important archaeological sources for determining Tamil History.-Description:...

which starts with the words poothala vanithai .