Mushika-vamsha

Mushika-vamsha (IAST: Mūṣika-vaṃśa mahā-kāvyam) is a Sanskrit dynastic chronicle composed in 11th century by poet Atula.[1][2] It narrates the legendary history of the Mushika dynasty, which ruled the northern part of the present-day Kerala state of India.[1][2] The chronicle moves from mythological beginnings of the founding ancestors to more authentic genealogical history in later sargas.[1]

Several kings mentioned in the text, such as Validhara Vikrama Rama (c. 929),[3] Jayamani[4] and Kantan Karivarman (Srikantha Kartha) (both c. 1020)[5] and Chera king Kota Ravi Vijayaraga (c. 883–913)[6] can be found in the medieval inscriptions discovered from north Kerala.

  1. ^ a b c Thapar, Romila, The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. Penguin Books, 2002. 394-95.
  2. ^ a b Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 178-179.
  3. ^ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 180-181.
  4. ^ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 480-81.
  5. ^ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 180-181.
  6. ^ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 97-98.