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Name: Chera-Perumal Kingdom

Type: Polity

Start: 801 AD

End: 950 AD

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Was a dynasty that ruled over territories in Kerala, India.

Establishment


  • January 801: Present-day central Kerala probably detached from Kongu Chera kingdom around 8th-9th century AD to form the Chera Perumal kingdom (c. 9th- 12th century AD).
  • Chronology


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    1. Events


  • January 816: In the 9th century, as a result of the encroachment of the Pandyas and Chera/Perumals, the ancient Ay territory was partitioned into two portions. Venad (the country of the Vel people) with its base at Kollam came under influence of the Chera-Perumal kingdom while the Ay kingdom, or what was left of it, with its base at Vizhinjam came under the influence of the Pandya ruler Srimara Srivallabha (r. 815-862).

  • January 901: Venad was a medieval kingdom lying between the Western Ghat mountains and the Arabian Sea on the south-western tip of India with its headquarters at the port city of Kollam/Quilon.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 951: The Chera-Perumal Kingdom was conquered by the Cholas.
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