What is the port of Chera?
Muziris
The Cheras of the early historical period (c. second century BCE – c. third century CE) are known to have had their original centre at Karur in Kongu Nadu and harbours at Muchiri (Muziris) and Thondi (Tyndis) on the Indian Ocean coast (Kerala).
Which is the port of Chola?
Poompuhar
The oldest and most famous port in the Chola Empire was Poompuhar. Other naval ports were located at Arikamedu, Kancheepuram, Nagapattinam, Kulachal, Korkai, Kadalur, and Thoothukudi.
What are the ports developed by Pandiya Kingdom?
The Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas also controlled the ports of Muziris (Muchiri), Korkai and Kaveri respectively (for the trade with the Graeco-Roman world).
What was the other name of Chera state?
The word Chera probably derived from Cheral, meaning “declivity of a mountain” in ancient Tamil. They were also known as ‘Keraputras’ and their kingdom was situated to the west and north of the Pandya kingdom.
Which are the two important port cities of Chola dynasty?
The Cholas controlled the central and northern parts of Tamil Nadu. Their core area of the rule was the Kaveri delta, later known as Cholamandalam. Their capital was Uraiyur (near Tiruchirapalli town) and Puhar or Kaviripattinam was an alternative royal residence and chief port town.
What is the other name of Chera state?
Who is the founder of Chera Dynasty?
Kulashekhara Alwar, a Tamil King in 800 AD, founded the second Chera Dynasty. He had united the parts of the Modern Kerala and ruled from his capital Mahodayapuram that is today’s Kodungallur. Kulashekhara wrote Perumal thirumozhi, one of the most celebrated devotional works of the Tamil Bhakti cult.
Which state is ruled by Cholas?
The Cholas ruled in a sustained Monarchy. The Chola Empire consisted of the current day territories of Tiruchirapalli, Tiruvarur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai, Vridhachalam, Pichvaram and Thanjavur districts of Tamil Nadu.