Kundavai

Last updated February 19, 2026

Kundhavai was a historic and a popular name of a number of royal women in southern India 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.^[1] She gave several gifts to the Siva temple in Tiruvallam.^[2]

Kundhavai Pirāttiyār, the elder sister of the king Raja Raja Chola, and the queen of the chief Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan mentioned in the Tanjore inscriptions.^[3]

Rajarajan Kundhavi Alvar, the daughter of Raja Raja Chola and younger sister of Rajendra Chola, the queen of the Eastern Chalukya king Vimaladitya and the mother of Rajaraja Narendra.^[3]

References

↑ Sailendra Nath Sen. Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International, 1999. p. 470.
↑ M. S. Govindasamy. The Role of Feudatories in Pallava History. Annamalai University, 1965. p. 30.
1 2 "South Indian Inscriptions, Volume I: Part II - Tamil and Grantha Inscriptions". What Is India News Service. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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[1] Sailendra Nath Sen. Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International, 1999. p. 470.

[2] M. S. Govindasamy. The Role of Feudatories in Pallava History. Annamalai University, 1965. p. 30.

[sii-1p2-3] 1 2 "South Indian Inscriptions, Volume I: Part II - Tamil and Grantha Inscriptions". What Is India News Service. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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