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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.
[83] [84] Present-day central Kerala probably detached from the eight-to-ninth-century "Kongu Chera"/"Kerala kingdom" to form the "Chera Perumal kingdom". [82] The Chera Perumal kingdom had alternating friendly and hostile relations with the Cholas and the Pandyas. [85] The Cholas attacked kingdom and eventually forced it into submission in the ...
The Chera kingdom, located in present-day Kerala and Kongu Nadu, had a significant impact on trade, economy, and cultural exchange during that time. The Cheras were known for their extensive trade networks and maritime activities.
5.2 Kongu Chera dynasty (c. 400–844 CE) 5.3 Chera Perumal dynasty of Makotai (c. 844–1124 CE) 5.4 Venadu Chera/Kulasekhara dynasty (c. 1124–1528 CE)
Epigraphical, numismatic, archaeological and literary evidence have proved beyond doubt that Karur was the capital of early Chera kings of Sangam age. And Kongunadu is only the Chera Kingdom that extended up to the western coast till Muziri in Kerala, South India when the empire was at its peak and which the Cheras made it as their main port city.
The Chera dynasty was the prominent power during this time with the Ay dynasty in the south and Mushika dynasty in the north. After the fall of the second Chera kingdom, a lot of small feudal kingdoms emerged.
The Chera army then marched to the Ganges, crossed it using the boats provided by the Nutruvar Kannar, and camped in the uttara country. Soon, the northern Arya rulers—led by Kanaka and Vijaya, sons of Balakumara, along with allied princes Uttara, Vichitra, Rudra, Bhairava, Chitra, Singha, Dhanurdhara, and Sveta—confronted Chenkuttuvan’s ...
The Rulers of the Chera dynasty can be Rulers of early historic Chera polity; ... Karur branch (Kongu area) [3] Clan or line name: Porai [3] or Irumporai [1]