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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 Chera branch from Kongu country (based at Karur), also called the Keralas, seems to have dominated the old Chera territories (including present-day Kerala). [ 83 ] The region was also affected by the rise of the Kalabhras , [ 82 ] and then by the Chalukya and Pallava- Pandya domination and the ascent of the Rashtrakutas and Cholas.
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.
Ezhimala, the early historic headquarters of Mushika dynasty, which was succeeded by the kingdom of Kolathunadu later. Kerala's dominant rulers of the early historic period were the Cheras, a Tamil dynasty with its headquarters located in Vanchi. [57] The location of Vanchi is generally considered near the ancient port city of Muziris in Kerala.
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]
The Rulers of the Chera dynasty can be Rulers of early historic Chera polity; Medieval Chera rulers Chera rulers from Vanchi Karur (Karur) ... Kadummiputhra Chera [1]
Vanchi Bhumi, meaning the "Land of Vanchi", is a reference to the city of Thiruvanchikulam, Kodungallur the capital of the Later Cheras, and the "Lord of Vanchi", the Later Chera's tutelary deity, Vanchinathan, a name for Hindu god Shiva.
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). [ 2 ] [ 1 ] Ravi Varma Kulasekhara, most ambitious ruler of Venad, carried out a successful military expedition to Pandya and Chola lands in the early 14th ...