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The Ays were the earliest ruling dynasty in southern Kerala, who, at their zenith, ruled over a region from Nagercoil in the south to Thiruvananthapuram in the north. Their capital was at Kollam . A series of attacks by the Pandyas between the 7th and 8th centuries caused the decline of Ays although the dynasty remained powerful until the ...
Kerala's dominant rulers of the early historic period were the Cheras, a Tamil dynasty with its headquarters located in Vanchi, generally considered near the ancient port city of Muziris in Kerala. [2]
The Chera country of the early historical period (pre-Pallava) consisted of present-day northern-central Kerala and the Kongu region of western Tamil Nadu. [1] [9] The southern tip of Kerala was controlled by the Ay dynasty, while the Ezhimala rulers controlled the northern regions.
The Ays were the earliest ruling dynasty in southern Kerala, who, at their zenith, ruled over a region from Nagercoil in the south to Thiruvananthapuram in the north. Their capital during the first Sangam age was in Aykudi and later, towards the end of the eighth century AD, at Quilon (Kollam) .
Much of history of the region of Kerala from the 6th to the 8th century is obscure. [21] From the Kodungallur line of the Cheras rose the Kulasekhara dynasty, which was established by Kulasekhara Varman. At its zenith these Later Cheras ruled over a territory comprising the whole of modern Kerala and a smaller part of modern Tamil Nadu.
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India .
Pandalam dynasty (Malayalam:പന്തളം രാജവംശം,Tamil: பந்தளம் ராஜவம்சம்) a royal dynasty emerged from a branch of Pandya kingdom. [ 2 ] which existed in Kerala during the Kollam era .
These myths are likely to have been created to add to the aura of the dynasty. According to existing myths, the founding members of the Travancore royal family [9] are said to have come to Kerala, from the banks of the Narmada river. Another claim is that Parashurama himself crowned the first official ruler in the dynasty.