Kulasekhara

Kulasekhara (sometimes in Tamil and Malayalam: Kulachekara) is a South Asian male name, used as both given and last name, prevalent in south India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka.

Medieval Chera kings of Kerala, was formerly referred by historians as Kulasekharas. It was assumed that the all medieval Chera kings of Kerala bore the regnal name 'Kulasekhara'.[1][2] It is now known that the kings did not bear the specific abhishekanama 'Kulasekhara'.[2][1]

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