Kulasekhara Dynasty (Second Cheras)

Kulasekhara Dynasty (Second Cheras)

Kulasekhara or Later Chera dynasty was a classical Hindu dynasty based on Kerala, India, founded by the saint King Kulashekhara Varman. Kulasekharas were intermittently subject to various South Indian powers such as Rashtrakutas and Later Cholas in their 300 year rule. The dynasty ruled almost whole of modern Kerala state, Gudalur and some parts of Nilgiris district, Salem district and Coimbatore district in the modern Tamil nadu between 9th and 12th centuries AD mostly from Mahodayapuram, on the banks of River Periyar. One of the busiest ports of ancient eastern world, Muziris, was under their control and it situated on the outskirts of their capital city. The Kulasekharas traces their ancestry back to the powerful Chera dynasty of the Tamil Sangam Age. The age of Kulasekharas of Mahodayapuram is known in history as the Golden Age of Kerala.