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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.
Vanchi was a headquarters of Chera dynasty, who ruled central Kerala and western Tamil Nadu (the Kongu region) in the early historic south India. [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 city is said to be one of the ruled areas of Panja Pandavas. [7] Dharapuram was part of the Chera kingdom until 850 CE. From 1000 to 1275 CE, the area was ruled by the Kongu Cholas under the name Vanchipuri. The Cholan capital was under attack by a hitherto unknown group in South India, called Kalabhars.
Kunnathur is generally known as Aathi Kunnathur ("aathi" refers to "ancient") or Air-tech city or Bore-well city in the Kongu nadu region. Kunnathur is home to a historic Lakshmi Narayanan Temple built by the Chera Dynasty in the 12th century.
5 Chera dynasty (c. 300 BCE – 1528 CE) Toggle Chera dynasty (c. 300 BCE – 1528 CE) subsection 5.1 Early Chera kingdom (c. 3rd century BCE – 4th century CE)
The Pandya dynasty, also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient dynasty of South India, and among the three great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other two being the Cholas and the Cheras. Extant since at least the 4th to 3rd centuries BCE, the dynasty passed through two periods of imperial dominance, the 6th to 10th centuries CE, and ...
[84] [85] Present-day central Kerala probably detached from Kongu Chera/Kerala kingdom (around 8th-9th century CE) to form the Chera Perumal kingdom. [83] The Chera Perumal kingdom had alternating friendly or hostile relations with the Cholas and the Pandyas. [86] The kingdom was attacked, and eventually forced into submission, by the Cholas in ...
The Three Crowned Kings, [a] were the triumvirate of Chera, Chola and Pandya who dominated the politics of the ancient Tamil country, Tamilakam, from their three Nadu (countries) of Chola Nadu, Pandya Nadu (present day Madurai and Tirunelveli) and Chera Nadu (present day Kerala and some parts of Tamilnadu) in southern India.