Sunday, March 20, 2011

Peruncheralathan Chera

The Chera king Peruncheralathan lived during the Tamil Sangam period (sometime between 2nd century BC and 2nd century AD). He along with Pandya king and 11 other princes fought against the famous Chola king Karikalan in the battle of Venni. The poet Venni Kuyaththiyar has recorded this battle in his poem in 'Pattinaththu Palai'. Karikala won the battle. The Chera king got hurt on this back. As he was following the brave culture of ancient Tamil warriors, he commited suicide due to this reason.

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