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Chola Empire's Royal Women: Queens, Regents and Temple Patrons
This episode turns the spotlight on the women who shaped the Chola Empire from behind the throne and inside the temple walls. We explore the lives of queens like Lokamahadevi, the chief queen of Rajaraja Chola I who donated a bronze image to the Brihadeeswarar temple; Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century queen-dowager who commissioned a dozen temples and became a saintly figure; and the formidable Kundavai, the elder sister of Rajaraja who acted as a political strategist and patron of literature. We also discuss the legal status of royal women as recorded in the Tiruvidaimarudur inscriptions…
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