Kingdom of Poonjar പൂഞ്ഞാർ രാജവംശം, பூஞ்ஞார் ராஜவம்சம் | |
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| 1160–1750 | |
| Status | Kingdom of medieval Kerala |
| Capital | Poonjar |
| Common languages | Malayalam |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Raja | |
• 12th century | Manavikrama Kulasekara Perumal |
| Historical era | Kollam Era |
• Established | 1160 |
• Disestablished | 1750 |
| Today part of | Kottayam district Idukki district Theni district |
Poonjar dynasty (Malayalam:പൂഞ്ഞാർ രാജവംശം, Tamil: பூஞ்ஞார் ராஜவம்சம்) was one of the royal dynasties in medieval Kerala descended from the Pandya kings of Madurai. History has it that Manavikrama Kulasekara Perumal, a Pandya king as the sole founder of the dynasty. It was a minor principality in the central Travancore region which covered the parts of present-day Dindigul, Cumbum, Kudallor, Bodinayakkanur, Vandiperiyar, Peerumedu and Kannan Devan hills.[1][2]