21-12-2017, 04:26 PM
LATER CHERAS (KULASEKHARAS)
*The Chera kingdom after Kulasekhara Varman was called Kulasekharas of Mahodayapuram.
*He is one of the 12 Alwar saints of South India, and followed Vaishnavism.
*The word ‘Chera’ means
Ans : ‘Hill country’ or ‘Mountain slope”
*Perumal Thirumozhi one devotional work of Tamil Bhakti cult was composed by
Ans : Kulasekharavarman
*The person who was the founder second Chera empire
Ans : Kulasekhara Alwar or Kulasekharavarman
*The Kulasekhara King who had the title “Kerala Choodamani”
Ans : Kulasekhara Alwar
*The Mukundamala beautiful devotional lyric in Sanskrit was written by
Ans : Kulasekharavarman
*Sankaracharya, the advaita philosopher was a contemporary of Kulasekhara Alwar
*The two dramas written by Kulasekhara Varman were
Ans : ‘Tapathisamvaranam’ and ‘Subhadradha nanjayam’
*Rajasekharavarman was the second king of Later Chera dynasty.
*The first epigraphical record of a chera king to be discovered from Kerala
Ans : Vazhapalli inscription
*Earliest available inscription dated in the Kollam Era is
Ans : Mampalli plate of Sri Vallabhan Kotha
*Kollam Era or Malayalam Era was started in
Ans : AD 825 by Rajasekhara Varman
*The Ruler known as Cheraman perumal Nayanar
Ans : Rajasekhara Varman
Major Forts
*Manual fort - Kochi (Portuguese)
*St Angello fort -Kannur (Portuguese)
*Bakel fort -Kasargod (Sivappa Naikar)
*Palakkad fort -Palakkad (Hyder AH)
*Kottappuram fort -Thrissur (Portuguese)
*Vattakottai -Kanyakumari (Marthandavarma)
*Chandragiri Fort -Kasargod (Sivappa Naikar)
*Hosdurg Fort -Kasargod (Somasekhara Naikar)
*Chaliyam Fort -Vettathu Nadu (Portuguese)
*Nedum Fort -Karthikathirunal Ramavarma
*Anjuthengu Fort-Anjuthengu (British)
