Chera dynasty
The Chera dynasty (Tamil: சேரர் Malayalam: േചര ) was one of the ancient Tamil dynasties who ruled the southern India from ancient times until around the fifteenth century CE. The Early Cheras ruled over the Malabar Coast, Coimbatore, Karur and Salem Districts in South India, which now forms part of the modern day Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India.
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| c. 300s BCE–c. 1124 | |||||||||||||||
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| Capital | Early Cheras
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| Demonym(s) | Cheran | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
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• | c. 300s BCE | ||||||||||||||
• | c. 1124 | ||||||||||||||
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Chera Dynasty Media
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Two almost identical inscriptions discovered from Pugalur (near Karur) dated to the c. 1st - 2nd century CE, describe three generations of Chera rulers of the Irumporai clan. They record the construction of a rock shelter for Jains on the occasion of the investiture of Ilam Kadungo, son of Perum Kadungo, and the grandson of Ko Athan Cheral Irumporai.
Chera coin (ancient south India) with Brahmi legend "Makkotai".
A Chera coin with legend "Kuttuvan Kotai"
Carnelian Intaglio from Malabar Coast.
Once great river, now as sewage
Kodungallur Bhagavathy
Pattanam archaeological excavations
An array of Indian Spices commonly used in Indian and south asian cuisine
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