Kongu Chera dynasty

Kongu Chera dynasty, or Cheras of Kongu or Karur, or simply as the Chera dynasty, were a medieval royal lineage in south India, initially ruling over western Tamil Nadu and central Kerala. The headquarters of the Kongu Cheras was located at Karur in central Tamil Nadu. The Chera rulers of Kongu were subordinate to or conquered by Pallava, Pandya and Chola rulers are also said to have overrun the Kongu Chera country.

For early historic Chera rulers of south India, see Chera dynasty.

Kongu Chera dynasty
Cheras of Karur (Vanchi)
Kongu country with respect to the Chola Empire and the Chera Perumal kingdom (marked as "Chera")
Capital
Common languages
  • Old Tamil
Religion
Hinduism
Today part ofIndia

Present-day central Kerala and Kongu Chera kingdom detatched around 8th-9th century AD to form the Chera Perumal kingdom (fl. 9th – 12th century AD). The exact relationship between the two branches of the Chera family is not known to scholars.

The Kongu Cheras are often described as the members of Chandra-Aditya Kula (the Luni-Solar Race) (around 9th-11th centuries). Kongu Cheras appear to have been absorbed into the Pandya political system by 10th-11th century AD. A collateral branch of the Kongu Cheras, known as "Kongu Cholas", later ruled the Kongu country under the Cholas.

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