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The Chera kingdom was one of the Tamil dynasties who ruled southern India from ancient times until around the 12th century CE. The Early Cheras ruled over the Malabar Coast, Coimbatore, Erode, Namakkal, Karur and Salem Districts in South India, which now form part of the modern day Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
[4] [5] [6] Their influence extended over central Kerala and western Tamil Nadu until the end of the early historic period in southern India. [1] The Cheras of the early historical period (c. second century BCE – c. third century CE [6]) are known to have had their centre in interior Tamil country and harbours at Muchiri (Muziris) and Thondi ...
Kongu Chera dynasty, or Cheras or Keralas [1] of Kongu or Karur, or simply as the Chera dynasty, were a medieval royal lineage in south India, initially ruling over western Tamil Nadu and central Kerala. [2] The headquarters of the Kongu Cheras was located at Karur-Vanchi , the ancient base of the early historic Cheras, in central Tamil Nadu.
[1] [2] The exact location of Vanchi is matter of a debate among historians. [3] It is speculated that the location was identical with medieval Vanchi Karur (modern Karur). [3] [2] The following medieval Chera (Kerala) capitals were also known as "Vanchi". Vanchi Karur or Karuvur [2] - present-day Karur (capital of the Kongu Cheras or Keralas ...
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He probably was a member of the Muchiri-Karur branch of the Chera family. [1] Under his reign, the Chera territory included the Malabar Coast (present-day Kerala) and interior Kongu country. [11] [12] Military achievements of Chenkuttavan are described - albeit in an exaggerated manner - in the medieval Tamil epic poem Chilappathikaram. [2]
[2] [1] It was one of the major principalities of Kerala, along with kingdoms of Kolathunadu, Zamorin, and Kochi in medieval and early modern period. [2] [3] Venad outlasted the Chera Perumal kingdom, gradually developed as an independent principality, known as the Chera kingdom [4], and grew later into modern Travancore (18th century CE).
Battle of Venni (c. 190 CE [2] [1]) was a military engagement fought by the early historic Chola ruler Karikala against a confederacy led by the Pandya and Chera rulers. [1] [2] Venni is generally identified with present day Kovil Venni east of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.