Rajaraja Narendra () was the Eastern Chalukya king of the

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. Rajaraja Narendra established the city Rajahmahendravaram. His period was famous for Social and Cultural heritage. During the time of

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, Rajahmahendravaram was sacked by

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. The region witnessed the war between Western Chalukya and other neighbouring dynasties and political support from the Chola dynasty. Amangai Devi, daughter of

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, married Rajaraja Narendra, who is the son of Vimaladitya Chalukya. The feudal relationship between the powerful Cholas and Chalukyas continued for three centuries from Arinjaya Chola onwards. The son of Rajaraja Narendra, Rajendra Chalukya, who is also called

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, went on to raid Kedah (Malaysia) for his maternal uncle. He became the king of the Chola empire in Gangaikondacholapuram when a political vacuum occurred and then merged the Chola and Chalukya dynasties. He was a liberal ruler as several land grants were given to the members of the

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community who were generals and royal officials during his reign. As he relaxed tax, he was also called 'sungam thavirtha cholan'. Kubja Vishnuvardhana, the progenitor of Eastern Chalukyas, in his Timmapuram plates claimed to belong to the Manavya

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. The Aravidu dynasty of

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claimed descent from Rajaraja Narendra, however, they belonged to the Atreya gotra, unlike their claimed ancestor.

Literary works during his time

The eastern Chalukya Dynasty supported

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. Rajaraja Narendra was a Shaivite. He respected religious priests, Tamil,Telugu and Sanskrit languages and religions. Rajaraja Narendra requested his teacher, adviser, and court poet Nannayya Bhattaraka to translate the

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into Telugu (who was only able to translate two and a half ''parvas'' of the epic).

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Literary works during his time

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