Chola-era Anaimangalam Copper Plates

On 16th May 2026, the Netherlands formally repatriated a rare set of 11th-century Chola-era copper plates to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the European country.

Origin of the Anaimangalam Plates

  • The Anaimangalam copper plates, popularly known as the Leiden plates, record grants made to a Buddhist monastery near Nagapattinam.
  • Emperor Raja Raja Chola I (985-1014 CE) orally granted land and 8,943 kalam of paddy from Anaimangalam village for the maintenance of the monastery.
  • The monastery, known as the Chulamanivarma Vihara or Raja Raja Cholan Perumpalli, was constructed by King Sri Mara Vijayotunga Varman of the Srivijaya Kingdom in honour ....
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