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Anagha
Anagha
Queen consort of the Chola dynasty
Spouse	Vijayalaya Chola
Issue	Aditya I

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Anagha, Anagamdeviyar, or Anaghavati was the queen consort of the Chola dynasty, and was earlier a princess of the Tomara dynasty. She married the chola king, Vijayalaya Chola and had a son with him named Aditya I. The copper plates describe various deeds of Anaghavati Chola. In the versions of this dynasty, she is known as Anagamdeviyar in some books or written records. Anagha, was a beautiful lady whom she loved Vijayalaya Chola. The meeting of the king and the queen was written in a Tamil inscription stating Queen Anagha was beautiful, and King Vijayalaya thought not to marry another woman. Because of her, the Chola Empire increased very greatly.

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-Anagha, also known Anaghavati, was a princess of the [[Tomara dynasty]] who was married to a chola king named [[Vijayalaya Chola]]. She was the daughter of a king who was the ruler of the Tomara dynasty.
+'''Anagha''', '''Anagamdeviyar''', or '''Anaghavati''' was the queen consort of the [[Chola dynasty]], and was earlier a princess of the [[Tomara dynasty]]. She married the chola king, [[Vijayalaya Chola]] and had a son with him named [[Aditya I]]. The copper plates describe various deeds of Anaghavati Chola. In the versions of this dynasty, she is known as '''Anagamdeviyar''' in some books or written records. Anagha, was a beautiful lady whom she loved [[Vijayalaya Chola]]. The meeting of the king and the queen was written in a Tamil inscription stating Queen Anagha was beautiful, and King [[Vijayalaya]] thought not to marry another woman. Because of her, the Chola Empire increased very greatly.
-Queen Anagha started helping the [[Brahmins]] by giving them new clothes and food. She was relevant queen of [[Vijayalaya Chola]] and the mother of [[Aditya I]].
-==Ancient stories==
-===Marriage with Vijayalaya Chola===
-One day, the Chola king named [[Vijayalaya Chola|Vijayalaya Chola]] thought to take a walk in the forest.
-When he took three steps forward he saw three beautiful princesses. The main supporting woman was Anaghavati and her friends, Kanchana and Sumala. [[Vijayalaya Chola]]'s eyes fell on Anagha, the princess of the [[Tomara dynasty]] and asked her
-{{Blockquote|O lady who are you, are you going to some temple?}}
-Then Anaghavati replied that she was going to her home. Just then her friends called her,"Anagha, come its getting late." Then [[Vijayalaya Chola]]'s eyes became wide open and thought that ,"Anagha!What a beautiful name." After returning to the [[Chola dynasty]] he asked his messenger to find out Princess Anagha's parents. Chola's messenger tells him that she is a daughter of a Tomara dynasty ruler. King Vijayalaya decided to meet her father for his daughter's hand. Her father accepted it and married her to [[Vijayalaya Chola]]. This story echoes of the marriage of [[Ashoka]] and Princess Vidisha, who was the daughter of a reputed Shresthi. The couples were then blessed with a boy.  He was named [[Aditya I]].
-==Marrying her son ==
-She married her son to two women, Tribhuvanamadeviyar and Ilangon Pichchi.