Keralaputra

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Keralaputra is an ancient royal title associated with the rulers of the Chera dynasty in South India.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Keralaputra canonical 1
Red Chera 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific
royal title
associatedPolity Chera kingdom
linked to: Chera dynasty

early historic Chera state
associatedWith Chera dynasty
associatedWithPeople Chera rulers
associatedWithRegion Kerala
culture Dravidian
etymologyComponent Kerala
putra
hasGenderConnotation male
historicalPeriod ancient India
historicalStatus defunct title
languageOfOrigin Sanskrit
linkedToEthnonym Keralas
linked to: Kerala
meaning son of Kerala
mentionedAs Keralaputra in Ashokan edicts
mentionedIn Ashokan inscriptions
referredToIn scholarship on Chera history
studies of Mauryan-era South India
region South India
scriptUsedHistorically Brahmi
titleHeldBy Chera kings
linked to: Chera dynasty

rulers of the Chera dynasty
typeOf dynastic epithet
territorial title
usedAs designation of sovereignty over Kerala
usedBy Chera dynasty
usedInContextOf South Indian political history
ancient Indian epigraphy

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chera dynasty hasTitle Keralaputra
Cheran Senguttuvan title Red Chera
linked to: Keralaputra