Kanchanamalai | |
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Queen of Madurai and Korkai Maharani Raja Mata | |
Queen consort of Madurai & Korkai and Empress of Pandyan dynasty | |
Reign | 1200 BCE |
Born | Thanjavur |
Spouse | Malayadhvaja Pandya |
Issue | Meenakshi |
Dynasty | Suryavamsha (by birth) Pandyan Dynasty (by marriage) |
Father | Surashena |
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Kanchanamalai (Tamil:காஞ்சனமலை) was legendary queen consort of Madurai and Korkai and also empress of the Pandya dynasty.[1] She ruled Madurai alongside her husband, King Malayadhvaja Pandya. She was also the mother of Meenakshi. Kanchanamalai is believed to be the reincarnation of Vidyavati (a princess of Gandharva kingdom).