What is Chera dynasty?
{{no sources|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox former country | symbol_type = Insignia | image_flag = | image_coat = | image_map = Chera country (early historic south India).jpg | image_map_caption = | conventional_long_name = Chera dynasty | common_name = Keralaputras | native_name = ''Cēra vamcam'' | status = | year_start = {{circa|300s BCE}} | year_end = {{circa|1124}} | capital = '''Early Cheras''' * [[Vanchi (early historic)|Vanchi]] * [[Muziris]] '''Kongu Cheras''' *[[Karur]] '''Chera Perumals''' * [[Makotai|Mahodayapuram]] | p1 = | s1 = Zamorin of Calicut | s2 = Kingdom of Travancore | s3 = Kingdom of Cochin | s4 = Kattan dynasty | s5 = Mannanar dynasty | today = {{plainlist| * [[Kerala|Kerala (India)]] * [[Tamilnadu|Kongu region of Tamil Nadu (India)]]}} | religion = *[[Hinduism]] *[[Buddhism]] *[[Jainism]] | demonym = Cheran | government_type = [[Monarchy]] | common_languages = *[[Old Tamil]] *[[Middle Tamil]] }} The '''Chera dynasty''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: சேரர் [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: േചര ) was one of the ancient [[Tamil people|Tamil]] dynasties who ruled the southern [[India]] from ancient times until around the fifteenth century CE. The Early Cheras ruled over the [[Malabar Coast]], Coimbatore, Karur and Salem Districts in South India, which now forms part of the modern day [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] states of [[India]]. {{history-stub}} [[Category:Royal dynasties]] [[Category:Dynasties in India]] [[Category:Dynasties in Tamil Nadu]]