Kanchanamalai

Kanchanamalai
Queen of Madurai and Korkai
Maharani
Raja Mata
Queen consort of Madurai & Korkai and Empress of Pandyan dynasty
Reign1200 BCE
BornThanjavur
SpouseMalayadhvaja Pandya
IssueMeenakshi
DynastySuryavamsha (by birth)
Pandyan Dynasty (by marriage)
FatherSurashena

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).

  1. ^ Pillai, M. S. Purnalingam (1994). Tamil Literature. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0955-6.