Kundavai Pirāttiyār
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Kundavai Pirattiyar, commonly known mononymously as Kundavai, was a Chola Indian princess who lived in the tenth century in South India.[1] She was the daughter of Parantaka II and Vanavan Mahadevi.[2][3][4] She was born in Tirukoilur and was the elder sister of Chola emperor Rajaraja I. She had title as Ilaiyapirātti Kundavai Nachiyar.
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Kundavai | |
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Princess of Tanjore | |
Born | Ālvār Sri Parāntakan Sri Kundavai Nachiyar 945 CE Tirukoilur, Chola Empire (modern-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | Pazhaiyarai, Chola Empire (modern-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
Spouse | Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan |
Dynasty | Chola (by birth) Bana (by marriage) |
Father | Parantaka II |
Mother | Vanavan Mahadevi |
Religion | Hinduism (Shaivism sect) |
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However when her husband Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan was crowned king in his hometown Bana Kingdom, she did not accept the offer to become queen of the kingdom and remained as the princess of Tanjore.[5]