Chera Perumals of Makotai

Chera Perumals of Makotai was a state in Tamil south and Sri Lanka (South Asia) that lasted from c. 800 to 1124 CE, about 324 years. Its people spoke Dravidian languages (Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam).

Kings of central Kerala ruling from Makotai near the old port of Muziris. Copper-plate grants to Syrian Christian and Jewish merchants record their trading guilds, and the kingdom broke into chiefdoms in the early 12th century.

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Facts

Dates

c. 800 to 1124 CE

Duration

324 years

Type

State

Region

Tamil south and Sri Lanka, South Asia

Language family

Dravidian

Capital

Makotai (Kodungallur)

Became

• Zamorins of Calicut c. 1124 to 1766 CE
• Travancore 1729 to 1949 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1025 Mahmud of Ghazni sacks Somnath
• 1025 Chola fleet raids Srivijaya

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Hoysala Empire c. 1026 to 1343 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Western Chalukyas 973 to 1189 CE
• Ghaznavid Empire 977 to 1186 CE
• Kingdom of Mewar c. 728 to 1949 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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