Perum Cheral Irumporai
Tagadur Erinta
Pugalur inscription
IssueIlamcheral Irumporai (Ilam Kadungo?)
HouseChera
FatherSelva Kadumko Valia Athan (Athan Cheral Irumporai?)

Perum Cheral Irumporai, known as the Victor of Tagadur, was a member of the Irumporai line of the Chera dynasty in early historic south India (c. 1st - 4th century CE).[1] Perum Cheral is sometimes identified with Perum Kadungo, the Irumporai Chera royal mentioned in the Pugalur inscriptions.[2][3]

He is famous for the victory of Tagadur of Adigaman chieftain Ezhni. He is the hero of the eighth chapter of the Pathittupattu composed by poet Arichil Kizhar.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Cera dynasty | India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Cera dynasty | India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ See report in Frontline, June/July 2003[usurped]
  4. ^ A Survey of Kerala History - A. Sreedhara Menon - Google Books. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ^ Zvelebil, Kamil. ''The Smile of Murugan: On Tamil Literature of South India''. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1973. 40, 52-53.


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