Perum Cheral Irumporai

Perum Cheral Irumporai
Tagadur Erinta
Pugalur inscription
IssueIlamcheral Irumporai (Ilam Kadungo?)
HouseChera
FatherSelva Kadumko Valia Athan (Athan Cheral Irumporai?)

Perum Cheral Irumporai, known as the Victor of Tagadur, was a member of the Irumporai line of the Chera dynasty in early historic south India (c. 1st - 4th century CE).[1] Perum Cheral is sometimes identified with Perum Kadungo, the Irumporai Chera royal mentioned in the Pugalur inscriptions.[2][3]

He is famous for the victory of Tagadur of Adigaman chieftain Ezhni. He is the hero of the eighth chapter of the Pathittupattu composed by poet Arichil Kizhar.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Cera dynasty | India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Cera dynasty | India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ See report in Frontline, June/July 2003[usurped]
  4. ^ A Survey of Kerala History - A. Sreedhara Menon - Google Books. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ^ Zvelebil, Kamil. ''The Smile of Murugan: On Tamil Literature of South India''. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1973. 40, 52-53.