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Cenkuttuvan
2nd century Chera dynasty ruler in south India
Chenkuttuvan | |
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Chera coin from early historic south India (Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram) | |
Reign | c.
180 CE |
Spouse | Illanko Venmal |
House | Chera |
Father | Nedum Cheralathan |
Mother | Chola Manakkilli |
Chenkuttuvan (c.
180 CE), literally 'the Righteous Kuttuvan', title Kadal Pirakottiya, identified with KadalottiyaVel Kezhu Kuttuvan,[6] was the most celebrated Chera ruler of early historic South India.
He is also mentioned in Chilappathikaram, the Tamil epic by Chera prince Ilanko Adikal.[6]
Chenkuttavan is eulogized by poet Paranar in the fifth decade of Pathitrupathu Collection of the Ettuthokai anthology of the early Tamil texts.
The flow of Yavana or Graeco-Roman gold, via Indian Ocean spice trade, to South India under Chenkuttavan is vividly described in ancient Tamil poems.
According to Tamil literature, the Chera ruler successfully intervened in a succession d