Nedum Cheralathan was a Chera ruler of the early historic south India (c. 1st - 4th century CE), contemporary to the Chola ruler

Perunarkilli Perunarkilli ( ta, பெருநற்கிள்ளி) was one of the Tamil kings of the Early Cholas mentioned in Sangam Literature. There are no definite details about this Chola or his reign. The only information available is from the f ...

. He won the title 'Imayavaramban' which means 'whose limit extends upto Himalayas' as he fought various kings around Kerala and reached upto

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. He is the second known Chera ruler from the early Sangham literature, and is praised in the Second Ten of '' Pathitruppaththu'' (composed by poet Kannanar).Zvelebil, Kamil. ''The Smile of Murugan: On Tamil Literature of South India''. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1973. 52-53. He patronized ''

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'' and

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. Nedum Cheralathan succeeded his father (

Uthiyan Cheralathan Uthiyan Cheralathan ("Perum Chottu Uthiyan") is earliest known Chera ruler of early historic Kerala (c. 1st - 4th century CE) from available literary sources. He had his headquarters at a place called Kuzhumur in Kuttanad (southern Kerala). ...

) and ruled the territory for 58 years (as a crown prince first and then as an absolute ruler). He was a successful ruler with several victories over neighbouring rulers such as the Kadambas. He is believed to have won over "seven crowned kings" and thus obtained the status of ''"adhiraja"''. He defeated an enemy on the

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and captured several ''

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'' traders, later releasing them for ransom. Nedum Cheralathan fought a battle against a Chola ruler, an encounter in which both the principal adversaries lost their lives.Menon, A. Sreedhara. ''A Survey of Kerala History.'' Kerala: National Book Stall, 1967.

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