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The Rulers of the Chera dynasty can be

• Rulers of early historic Chera polity
• Medieval Chera rulers
  • Chera rulers from Vanchi Karur (Karur)
  • Chera rulers from Mahodayapuram (Kodungallur)

Rulers of early historic Chera polity

From early historic inscriptions

• Ko Athan Chel Irumporai (Chelva Kadungo Vazhi Athan)
• Perum Kadungon (Perum Cheral Irumporai)
• Kadungon Ilam Kadungo (Ilam Cheral Irumporai)
• Kadummiputhra Chera
• Ko Athan

From early historic coins

• Makkothai
• Kuttuvan Kothai
• Kolippurai
• Kol-Irumporaiy
• Sa Irumporai

Cheras from early Tamil poems

Chera rulers from the decades of Pathitrupattu.

1. (missing)
2. Imayavaramban Nedum Cheral Athan
3. Palyanai Chel Kezhu Kuttuvan
4. Narmudi Cheral
5. Chenguttuvan
6. Adu Kottu Pattu Cheral Athan
7. Chelva Kadungo Vazhi Athan
8. Tagadur Erinta Perum Cheral Irumporai
9. Kudakko Ilam Cheral Irumporai
10. (missing)

Muchiri-Karur branch (around Muchiri)

• Imayavaramban Nedum Cheral Athan
• Palyanai Chel Kezhu Kuttuvan
• Narmudi Cheral
• Chenguttuvan
• Adu Kottu Pattu Cheral Athan

Karur branch (Kongu area)

Clan or line name: Porai or Irumporai

• Anthuvan
• Chelva Kadungo Vazhi Athan
• Tagadur Erinta Perum Cheral Irumporai
• Kudakko Ilam Cheral Irumporai

Chera rulers from Karur (Kongu Cheras)

• Ravi Goda ("Ravi")
• Kantan
• Kantan Ravi
• Kantan Vira Narayana
• Ravi Kantan "Vira Chola"

• Vira Goda

• Vira Chola Kalimurkka

• Kalimurkka Vikrama Chola

• Vira Kerala Amara Bhujanga Deva
  • Amara Bhujanga Deva

• Vira Kerala
  • Vira Kerala ("thennavar muvar")
  • "Minavan" Vira Kerala

• Kerala Kesari Adhirajaraja Deva

Chera rulers from Mahodayapuram (Kodungallur)

From inscriptions

• Sthanu Ravi Kulasekhara
  • Kulasekhara Alvar
  • Kulasekhara Varma
• Rama Rajasekhara
  • Cheraman Perumal Nayanar
• Vijayaraga
• Goda Goda
• Kerala Kesari
• Goda Ravi
• Indu/Indesvara Goda
• Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya
• Ravi Goda
• Rajasimha
• Raja Raja
• Ravi Rama
  • Rama Rajaditya
• Aditya Goda Ranaditya
• Rama Kulasekhara

References

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