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Bring Anaimangalam Chola-era copper plates to TN for public display, say political party leaders

Bring Anaimangalam Chola-era copper plates to TN for public display, say political party leaders

Several political party leaders in Tamil Nadu have demanded that the Anaimangalam Chora-era copper plates be brought to the state for public display. The copper plates pertain to Rajendra Chola I’s period and are a decree originally issued by his father Raja Raja Chola I. They were recently presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to The Hague. The Leiden University Library, the Netherlands, on May 16 restituted the 11th century Chola copper plates, containing texts in Tamil and Sanskrit. The set of 21 large plates and 3 small plates are royal charters issued by Chola Kings during the 11th century CE, formalising gifting of Anaimangalam village to a Buddha vihara called Chulamanivarma-vihara in Nagapattinam in the state. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Netherlands returns Chola-era copper plates to India during Modi’s visit | India News

Netherlands returns Chola-era copper plates to India during Modi’s visit | India News

1 min readUpdated: May 16, 2026 03:01 PM IST The Netherlands has returned the 11th-century Anaimangalam copper plates to India. The plates are among the most important surviving records of the Chola dynasty. The return marks a major step in bringing back cultural artefacts taken during the colonial period. The development comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Netherlands as part of his five nation tour. As per Customs Department, the Anaimangalam Copper plates are a pair of twenty one large plates and three small plates. The large plates were issued in honour of the great Chola King Rajaraja’s grants to a Buddhist vihara built at the Chola port town of Nagappattinam in Tamilnadu by Chulamanivarman, the Sailendra King of Southeast Asia.  It appears that Kulothunga Chola, supposedly a descendant of the Eastern Chalukya dynasty, preferred the term sunkam which was widely prevalent in Deccan at that time.    Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information …