Keralan, Kēraḷaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKēraḷaṉ (கேரளன்) noun < kērala.
1. Chēra king; சேரன். (திவா.) [seran. (thiva.)]
2. Inhabitant of the Chēra country; கேரள நாட்டான். வெற்றிக்கொடிக்கவி கேரளர் [kerala nattan. verrikkodig keralar] (மகாபாரதம் வெளிப்பா. [magaparatham velippa.] 21).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.7. The Kings in Kerala Mahatmya < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Vira Rajendra (a.d. 1062-1070) < [Chapter V - Successors of Rajendra I (a.d. 1018 to 1070)]
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