Kurumathur inscription (871 AD), also romanised as Kurumattur, is a mid-9th century inscription from Kurumathur, near Areacode in

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, south India. The

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inscription in Pallava Grantha script is engraved on a loose granite slab from the Kurumathoor Vishnu temple.Veluthat, Kesavan (1 June 2018). "History and historiography in constituting a region: The case of Kerala". ''Studies in People's History''. 5 (1): 13–31

/ref> It is one of the rare Sanskrit inscriptions from Kerala. The inscription relates to the rule of Chera/Perumal, Chera Perumal king

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(9th century AD) in north-central Kerala.'Changes in Land Relations during the Decline of the Cera State,' In Kesavan Veluthat and Donald R. Davis Jr. (eds), ''Irreverent History:- Essays for M.G.S. Narayanan,'' Primus Books, New Delhi, 2014. 58. It is dated to 24 May 871 AD as a Kali Day chronogram. Composed in shardula-vikridita metre in Sanskrit, the three-stanza inscription states that the king Rajasekhara belonged to the illustrious Ikshvaku dynasty of god

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. It wishes that king Rajasekhara's glory be spread across the oceans. Further, he is extolled as having ruled the country with justice and never deviated from the Laws of Manu.'''' During his righteous rule twelve Brahmanas constructed a temple pond and also installed an idol of god

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in the temple. The record was excavated during a renovation of Kurumathoor Vishnu temple (south of Areacode) in February, 2011.''Indian Archaeology 2010-2011 – A Review'' (2016) (p. 118

/ref>Naha, Abdul Latheef.
Ancient inscription throws new light on Chera history
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/ref> The discovery of the inscription was reported by M. R. Raghava Varier.

References

{{reflist History of Kerala Kerala history inscriptions Chera dynasty 9th-century inscriptions