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[9] [10] [11] Even if the kings belonged to one religion, they employed people from other religions. The Muslims were a major financial power to be reckoned with in the old kingdoms of Kerala and had great political influence in the Hindu royal courts. [12] [13] There are a lot of instances of religious tolerance shown by the kings.
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (Kerul Varma Pyche Rajah, Cotiote Rajah) (1753–1805) was the Prince Regent and the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Kottayam in Malabar, India between 1774 and 1805. He led the Pychy Rebellion (Wynaad Insurrection, Coiote War) against the English East India Company. He is popularly known as Kerala Simham (Lion of ...
The terms "Kerala" and "Chera" are interchangeably used in most of the ancient and medieval sources. Both can be a reference to the particular Tamil clan (the Cheras or the Keralas) or the particular geographical region (western Tamil Nadu and central Kerala). This naming conventions differ entirely from present-day sensibilities.
[1] [9] The southern tip of Kerala was controlled by the Ay dynasty, while the Ezhimala rulers controlled the northern regions. [ 7 ] [ 39 ] Multiple branches of the Chera family ruled simultaneously—one in central Kerala and the other in western Tamil Nadu—and they likely competed for leadership.
Present-day central Kerala probably detached from larger Kongu Chera or Kerala kingdom (around 8th-9th century CE) to form the Chera Perumal kingdom. [9] The exact relationship between these two branches of the Chera family is not known to scholars. [10] The Chera Perumals are often described as members of the Surya Vamsa (the Solar Race). [10]
For instance, the Keralolpathi states that a certain king of Kerala, or the Cheraman Perumal, converted to Islam, traveled to Mecca on a hajj pilgrimage, and met the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century AD. However, the corresponding date mentioned in the text is before the 6th or 7th century. [10]
The system of inheritance is now abolished by The Joint Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975, by the Kerala State Legislature. By the beginning of the 20th century, marumakkathayam was increasingly seen as an undesirable remnant of a feudal past, and discontented groups including Nair and Ambalavasi men sought to bring reform.
Vaishnavite traditions describe the Alvar as a king of the Chera royal family of the western coast (Kerala). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Scholars identify Kulasekhara with royal Chera playwright Kulasekhara Varma and Sthanu Ravi Kulasekhara [ 7 ] (ruled 844/45 – c. 870/71 AD), the earliest known Chera Perumal king of Kerala.