Kundavai 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:
- Kundavai, 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]
- Rajarajan Kundavai Alvar, the daughter of Raja Raja Chola and younger sister of Rajendra Chola, and the queen of the Eastern Chalukya king Vimaladitya.[3]
- Alvar Parantakan Kundavai, the elder sister of the king Raja Raja Chola, and the queen of the chief Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan mentioned in the Tanjore inscriptions.[3]
References
- ↑ Ancient Indian History and Civilization{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. New Age International, 1999
- ↑ The Role of Feudatories in Pallava History{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Annamalai University, 1965
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Indian Inscriptions, Volume I: Part II - Tamil and Grantha Inscriptions. What Is India News Service(2007-02-23).