Kundhavai was a historic and a popular name of a number of royal women in southern
India
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between the ninth and eleventh century. Some of the women who went by the name Kundavai are as follows:
*Kundhavai, the daughter of Western Ganga king Prithvipati I (853-880 AD), who was married to the
Bana prince Vikramaditya I, the son and successor of Malladeva. She gave several gifts to the Siva temple in
Tiruvallam.
*Rajarajan Kundhavi Alvar, the daughter of
Raja Raja Chola
Rajaraja I (947 CE – 1014 CE), born Arunmozhi Varman or Arulmozhi Varman and often described as Raja Raja the Great or Raja Raja Chozhan was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 CE to 1014 CE. He was the most powerful Tamil king in South ...
and younger sister of
Rajendra Chola
Rajendra Chola I (; Middle Tamil: Rājēntira Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājēndradēva Cōla; Old Malay: ''Raja Suran''; c. 971 CE – 1044 CE), often referred to as Rajendra the Great, and also known as Gangaikonda Chola (Middle Tami ...
, the queen of the Eastern Chalukya king Vimaladitya and the mother of
Rajaraja Narendra
Rajaraja Narendra () was the Eastern Chalukya king of the Vengi kingdom in South India. Rajaraja Narendra established the city Rajahmahendravaram. His period was famous for Social and Cultural heritage. During the time of Rajaraja Chola I, Raj ...
.
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Kundhavai Pirāttiyār, the elder sister of the king
Raja Raja Chola
Rajaraja I (947 CE – 1014 CE), born Arunmozhi Varman or Arulmozhi Varman and often described as Raja Raja the Great or Raja Raja Chozhan was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 CE to 1014 CE. He was the most powerful Tamil king in South ...
, and the queen of the chief Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan mentioned in the Tanjore inscriptions.
References
Chola dynasty
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