Anantavarman Chodaganga | |||||
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Trikalingadhipati Gangesvara Paramavaishnava Kunjaradhipati | |||||
![]() Sculpture of Chodaganga Deva at Chudanga Sahi, Puri | |||||
Eastern Ganga Emperor | |||||
Reign | 17 February 1078–1150[1] | ||||
Coronation | February 17, 1078 | ||||
Predecessor | Rajaraja Deva I | ||||
Successor | Kamarnnava Deva | ||||
Born | Kalinganagari, Kalinga, Eastern Ganga dynasty (modern day Srimukhalingam, Andhrapradesh) | ||||
Died | 1150 Kataka, Kalinga, Eastern Ganga dynasty, (modern day Cuttack,Odisha) | ||||
Spouse | Chodadevi Kasturikamodini | ||||
Issue | Kamarnnava Deva | ||||
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House | Eastern Ganga dynasty | ||||
Father | Rajaraja Deva I | ||||
Mother | Rajasundari | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Gangesvara Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva (reigned 17 February 1078 – 1150) was an Eastern Ganga monarch who reigned between 1078 and 1150. He was a great patron of arts and architecture who built many temples, one of them being the magnificent Jagannath Temple[2] in Puri. He was the ruler of the Kalinga region from river Ganga to Godavari[3] and later the early medieval Odisha region with the incorporation of the constituent regions with the decline of the Somavamshis.[4][5] He is often considered as the founder and significant ruler of Eastern ganga dynasty.[2]
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