Muttaraiyar dynasty

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The Muttaraiyar dynasty was a powerful early medieval Tamil ruling family in South India, known for controlling parts of the Kaveri delta region before being absorbed by the rising Chola empire.

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Muttaraiyar dynasty canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tamil ruling dynasty ⓘ
medieval South Indian dynasty ⓘ
absorbedBy Chola dynasty ⓘ
associatedWith Narthamalai hill complex ⓘ
linked to: Narthamalai
built fortified settlements in the Kaveri delta ⓘ
capital Narthamalai ⓘ
chronologyStatus partly reconstructed from epigraphic evidence ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSphere Tamilakam ⓘ
declineCause expansion of the Chola empire ⓘ
ethnicGroup Tamils ⓘ
linked to: Tamil people
flourishedDuring 7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
knownFor donations to Shaiva institutions ⓘ
patronage of temples ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
laterOverlord Chola dynasty ⓘ
mentionedIn Tamil stone inscriptions ⓘ
militaryRole regional military chiefs under Pallavas and Cholas ⓘ
notableSite Narthamalai rock-cut temples ⓘ
Vijayalaya Choleeswaram temple at Narthamalai ⓘ
overlord Pallava dynasty ⓘ
patronized Shaiva saints and Brahmin settlements ⓘ
politicalCenter Pudukkottai region ⓘ
linked to: Pudukkottai
politicalStatus feudatory chiefs ⓘ
local rulers ⓘ
predecessor Pallava influence in the Kaveri delta ⓘ
region Kaveri delta ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
ruledRegion Kaveri delta region ⓘ
parts of central Tamil Nadu ⓘ
subregion Tamil Nadu ⓘ
successor Chola dynasty ⓘ
timePeriod early medieval period ⓘ
titleUsed Muttaraiyan ⓘ
Perumbidugu Muttaraiyan ⓘ

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Chola dynasty → predecessor → Muttaraiyar dynasty ⓘ