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Chera dynasty

one of the three major kingdoms of ancient south India. Ruled over parts of present-day states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in south India
Organization Dynasty Q877155

Facts

9 properties

Identity

Instance of
dynasty, historical country[4]

Status and dates

Inception
800[6]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
1102[7]
Replaced by
Kingdom of Cochin, Venad, Zamorin of Calicut[8][9][10]

Location

Country
India[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 10.210°, 76.206°
More facts +3
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[1]
Capital
Karur[5]
Continent
Asia[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chera dynasty en Cheras en Chera ar سلالة تشيرا الحاكمة ar التشرائيون cs Království Čérů cs Čérové es Dinastia Chera es Dinastía Chera he ממלכי שושלת צ'רה hi केरलपुत्रा hi चेर राजवंश hi चेरा राजवंश hi चेरा राज्य id Dinasti Chera it Dinastia Chera ja チェーラ朝 ja チェラ王朝 ko 체라 ko 체라 왕조
🔖 Identifiers · 7
GND ID
1138244465
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Kulasekhara-dynasty, topic/Cera-dynasty
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
cera-chera
Freebase ID
/m/083gly
Topic's main category
Category:Chera dynasty
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["HistoricalCountry", "CheraDynasty"]
Yale LUX ID
place/f33f0ae8-32a1-4550-b839-3b98294e6163

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🔗 Connections
← Family 5
Nedum Cheralathan, Rajashekhara Varman, Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma, Vel Kelu Kuttuvan, Rama Varma Kulashekhara
← Replaces 4
Zamorin of Calicut, Kingdom of Cochin, Kalabhra, Venad
Replaced by 3
Zamorin of Calicut, Kingdom of Cochin, Venad
Instance of 2
dynasty, historical country
Capital 1
Karur
Continent 1
Asia
Country 1
India
Named after 1
cheralite
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Topic's main category 1
Category:Chera dynasty
← Capital of 1
Karur
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Chera dynasty
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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Chera dynasty include cheralite[11], a mineral species[12].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Chera dynasty include cheralite[11], a mineral species[12].

Related Entities

India

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  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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