Cheraman Perumal dynasty, also known as the Perumal dynasty of Kerala, or the Chera Perumals of Makotai or Mahodayapuram, was a ruling dynasty in present-day Kerala, south India. Mahodayapuram, or Mak
Chera Perumal Kingdom with respect to the Chola Empire
Medieval Chera inscription from Kerala
Thiruvanchikkulam Shiva Temple (northern entrance gateway)
Fragmentary laterite walls, outside Thrikulasekharapuram Temple, Kodungallur (10th-11th centuries)
Venadu, romanised as Venad, also known as Quilon, was a medieval state located between the Western Ghat Mountains and the Arabian Sea, at the south-western tip of India, with its traditional capital a
Chera Perumals of Kerala
…its role as the primary regulator of land ownership and transactions. In southern Kerala, the medieval Chera dynasty was succeeded by the rulers of Venad (centered on the port of Kollam), whose kings, tracing their descent from the Cheras, were variously known as the Cheras or the "Kulasekhara dynasty…
Mampalli copper plate (10th century AD)
Kollam, the capital of the Venadu rulers, in the 17th century CE
Jewish copper plates of Cochin (early 11th century CE)