History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c24.37

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Anangabhima or Aniyankabhima II was the last of the sons of Anantavarman Chodaganga to ascend the throne. Like his elder brothers Kamarnava, Raghava and Rajaraja II, he is not called Anantavarman in votive inscriptions. He must have been very old when he came to the throne. The Puri and Kenduaptana plates assign 10 years to him, which, if they are Anka years, would be equivalent to 8 years, and from inscriptions of his son, Rajaraja III, we know that the last year of his reign was Saka 1120=1198 A.D. which would thus make his reign to be 9 years. He was the only son of Anantavarman Chodaganga who was succeeded on the throne by his own son. During the reign of Anangabhima II, Svapnesvaradeva, the brother-in-law of Rajaraja II, erected the beautiful temple of Meghesvara at Bhuvanesvara.¹ His Brahmana minister Govinda, erected a temple at Chatesvara subsequently. Anangabhima died in 1198 and was succeeded by his son Rajaraja III.