Rulers of the Chera dynasty
Ruler of Cochin
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)
Chera rulers of Thagadur (Dharmapuri)
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
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)
The following Cheras are knowns other early Tamil collections (some of the names are re-duplications).
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