Mahodayapuram
E640508
Mahodayapuram was the principal royal city and political center of the medieval Chera kingdom in present-day Kerala, India.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahodaya Pura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahodayapuram Chera capital ⓘ Makotai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | historical site ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Chera dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kulasekhara Cheras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Chera kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Arabian Sea ports of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 11th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Chera kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Kodungallur region ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Chera kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Old Malayalam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ South India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Malayalam historical studies
ⓘ
Tamil literary traditions ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Periyar River (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Kerala polity ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
center of royal administration
ⓘ
seat of Chera royal court ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
imperial capital
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Chera copper plate grants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval South Indian inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | present-day Kerala ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ cultural center ⓘ military center ⓘ |
| servedAs |
political center of the Chera kingdom
ⓘ
royal city of the Chera kingdom ⓘ |
| successorPolity | smaller Kerala chiefdoms ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | Indian Ocean trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.