Rulers Of The Chera Dynasty
The Rulers of the Chera dynasty can be
- Rulers of early historic Chera polity
- Medieval Chera rulers
- Chera rulers from Vanchi Karur (Karur)
- Chera rulers from Mahodayapuram (Kodungallur)
Rulers of early historic Chera polity
From early historic inscriptions
- Ko Athan Chel Irumporai (Chelva Kadungo Vazhi Athan)
- Perum Kadungon (Perum Cheral Irumporai)
- Kadungon Ilam Kadungo (Ilam Cheral Irumporai)
- Kadummiputhra Chera
- Ko Athan
From early historic coins
- Makkothai
- Kuttuvan Kothai
- Kolippurai
- Kol-Irumporaiy
- Sa Irumporai
Cheras from early Tamil poems
Chera rulers from the decades of Pathitrupathu Collection.
- (missing)
- Imayavaramban Nedum Cheral Athan
- Palyanai Chel Kezhu Kuttuvan
- Narmudi Cheral
- Chenguttuvan
- Adu Kottu Pattu Cheral Athan
- Chelva Kadungo Vazhi Athan
- Tagadur Erinta Perum Cheral Irumporai
- Kudakko Ilam Cheral Irumporai
- (missing)
Muchiri-Karur branch (around Muchiri) | Karur branch (Kongu area) | |
---|---|---|
Clan or line name: Porai or Irumporai | ||
Imayavaramban Nedum Cheral Athan | Anthuvan | |
Palyanai Chel Kezhu Kuttuvan | Chelva Kadungo Vazhi Athan | Ko Athan Chel Irumporai |
Narmudi Cheral | Tagadur Erinta Perum Cheral Irumporai | Perum Kadungon |
Chenguttuvan | Kudakko Ilam Cheral Irumporai | Kadungon Ilam Kadungo |
Adu Kottu Pattu Cheral Athan |
The following Cheras are knowns other early Tamil collections (some of the names are re-duplications).
- Vanavaramban Uthiyan Cheral Athan
- Kudakko Nedum Cheral Athan
- Kadalottiya Vel Kezhu Kuttuvan
- Perum Cheral Athan
- Ko Kothai Marpan
- Cheraman Vanchan
- Anthuvan Cheral Irumporai
- "Yanaikatchai" Mantharam Cheral Irumporai
- Kanaikkal Irumporai
- Kudakko Cheral Irumporai
- Karuvur Eriya Ol-val Ko Perum Cheral Irumporai
- Palai Padiya Perum Kadungo
- Cheraman Ma Vengo
- Kuttuvan Kothai
- Kottambalathu Thunchiya Makkothai
- Kottambalathu Thunchiya Cheraman
- Kadungo Valia Athan
Medieval Chera rulers
Chera rulers from Karur (Kongu Cheras)
- Ravi Goda ("Ravi")
- Kantan
- Kantan Ravi
- Kantan Vira Narayana
- Ravi Kantan "Vira Chola"
- Vira Goda
- Vira Chola Kalimurkka
- Kalimurkka Vikrama Chola
- Vira Kerala Amara Bhujanga Deva
- Amara Bhujanga Deva
- Vira Kerala
- Vira Kerala ("thennavar muvar")
- "Minavan" Vira Kerala
- Kerala Kesari Adhirajaraja Deva
Chera rulers from Mahodayapuram (Kodungallur)
- Sthanu Ravi Kulasekhara
- Kulasekhara Alvar
- Kulasekhara Varma
- Rama Rajasekhara
- Vijayaraga
- Goda Goda
- Kerala Kesari
- Goda Ravi
- Indu/Indesvara Goda
- Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya
- Ravi Goda
- Rajasimha
- Raja Raja
- Ravi Rama
- Rama Rajaditya
- Aditya Goda Ranaditya
- Rama Kulasekhara
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