Rajaraja Narendra

Rajaraja Narendra
Kavi Poshaka
Parachakrakesari
Statue of king Rajaraja Narendra founder of Rajahmahendravaram city
Eastern Chalukya Emperor
Reign16 August 1022–1061
PredecessorVimaladithya
SuccessorRajendra Chalukyudu
Died1061
SpousesAmmanga Devi
IssueRajendra Chalukyudu
DynastyEastern Chalukyas
FatherVimaladithya
MotherKundavai
ReligionHinduism

Rajaraja Narendra (r. 16 August 1022 – 1061 CE) was an Eastern Chalukya king of the Vengi kingdom in present-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.

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