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Rajaraja Narendra | |
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kavi Poshaka | |
![]() Statue of king Rajaraja Narendra founder of Rajahmahendravaram city | |
Eastern Chalukya Emperor | |
Reign | 16 August 1022[1]–1061 |
Predecessor | Vimalathithan |
Successor | Rajendra Chalukyudu |
Died | 1061 |
Spouses | Amangai Devi |
Issue | Rajendra Chalukyudu |
Dynasty | Eastern Chalukyas |
Father | Vimalathithan |
Mother | Kundavai |
Religion | Hinduism |
Chalukya dynasties |
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Rajaraja Narendra (r. 1022 – 1061 CE)[2] was an Eastern Chalukya king of the Vengi kingdom in presnet-day Andhra Pradesh. He founded the city of Rajahmahendravaram (Rajahmundry), and his reign is noted for its significant contributions to social and cultural heritage. Narendra requested his teacher, advisor, and court poet Nannayya to translate the Mahabharata into Telugu as Andhra Mahabharatam.