Muttaraiyar dynasty
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The Muttaraiyar dynasty was a powerful early medieval Tamil ruling family in South India, known for controlling parts of the Kaveri delta region before being absorbed by the rising Chola empire.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil ruling dynasty
ⓘ
medieval South Indian dynasty ⓘ |
| absorbedBy | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Narthamalai hill complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | fortified settlements in the Kaveri delta ⓘ |
| capital | Narthamalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyStatus | partly reconstructed from epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause | expansion of the Chola empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
donations to Shaiva institutions
ⓘ
patronage of temples ⓘ rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| laterOverlord | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Tamil stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| militaryRole | regional military chiefs under Pallavas and Cholas ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Narthamalai rock-cut temples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vijayalaya Choleeswaram temple at Narthamalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronized | Shaiva saints and Brahmin settlements ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Pudukkottai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
feudatory chiefs
ⓘ
local rulers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pallava influence in the Kaveri delta ⓘ |
| region | Kaveri delta ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Kaveri delta region
ⓘ
parts of central Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| subregion | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval period ⓘ |
| titleUsed |
Muttaraiyan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perumbidugu Muttaraiyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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