Cheraman Perumal

For the Hindu Nayanar saint, see Rajashekhara Varman.

Cheraman Perumal (Tamil: சேரமான் பெருமாள்; Malayalam: ചേരമാൻ പെരുമാൾ; Arabic: تشيرامان بيروميل ‎) is the royal title used by the rulers of the Chera dynasty in southern India. The title has sometimes mistakenly been taken to refer exclusively to some kings of the dynasty, particularly Rama Varma Kulashekhara and Rajashekhara Varman, but Hermann Gundert has observed that the title "Cheraman" is simply the name of the dynasty of Chera.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Menon, T. Madhava (trans.), Kerala Pazhama: Gundert's Antiquity of Kerala.

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