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			The '''Pazhuvettaraiyar''' were one of the feudatories of the medieval [[Chola\|Cholas]] in southern India. They ruled over the regions of Kizha-Pazhuvur, Mela-Pazhuvur and Keezhaiyur in the [[Ariyalur taluk]] of the [[Ariyalur district]] in present-day [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="heritage" />

	~~[[File:Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg\|thumb\|[[Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur]], built by Paluvettuvarayar Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan in the 9th century]]~~		They contributed significantly to the local temples through various benefactions and were known to have been related to the imperial Cholas by marriage.<ref name="heritage">{{cite book \|title=The Heritage of Indian Art Series \|author=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute, Bombay \|publisher=N.M. Tripathi Private., 1963 \|page=29}}</ref>
	~~The '''Pazhuvettaraiyar''' were feudatories of the medieval [[Chola\|Cholas]].~~ They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the [[Udayarpalayam_taluk\|Udaiyarpalayam taluk]] of the Tiruchirapalli district.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture\|author=S. Swaminathan\|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998\|page=64}}</ref> They were responsible for a number of benefactions to the temples ~~at this place~~ and were known to have been related to the Cholas by marriage.<ref name=heritage>{{cite book\|title=The Heritage of Indian Art Series\|author=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute, Bombay\|publisher=N.M. Tripathi Private., 1963\|page=29}}</ref>		== Origins ==
			[[File:ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg\|thumb\|ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.]]
			[[File:Paluvettaraiyar.JPG\|thumb\|Pazhuvettaraiyar temple in Mela-Pazhuvur, Ariyalur.]]

	~~== Origin ==~~		According to the Anbil Plates of [[Sundara Chola]], his paternal grandmother—the queen of [[Parantaka I]] and the mother of [[Arinjaya Chola\|Arinjaya]]—was a member of the Pazhuvettaraiyar family.<ref name=":0">{{cite book\|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture\|author=S. Swaminathan\|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998\|page=78}}</ref> She is described as the daughter of a "Chera mandala" prince called "Pazhuvettaraiyar". This suggests that the Pazhuvettaraiyar were of Chera or Kerala origin.<ref name="heritage" />
	According to the ~~[[Anbil,_Tamil_Nadu\|~~Anbil~~]] plates~~ of [[Sundara Chola]], his paternal ~~grandmother, that is the~~ queen of [[Parantaka I]] and the mother of [[Arinjaya Chola]] ~~was~~ of Pazhuvettaraiyar family.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture\|author=S. Swaminathan\|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998\|page=78}}</ref> She is ~~therein~~ described as the daughter of a '' Chera mandala prince'' called ~~''Paluvettaraiyar''~~. ~~So it can be safely concluded~~ that ~~they~~ were of ~~[[Chera_dynasty\|~~Chera]] origin. However it is not clear if they were already in possession of the areas of Kilapaluvur, Melapaluvur and Keezhaiyur or if they were granted these dominions after their alliance with the [[Chola\|Cholas]].<ref name=heritage/>

	~~==Reference in South Indian inscriptions==~~		However, it is unclear whether they already possessed the regions of Kizha-Pazhuvur, Mela-Pazhuvur, and Keezhaiyur or if these dominions were granted to them after their alliance with the [[Chola\|Cholas]].<ref name="heritage" />
	~~[[File:ASI Information Board~~, ~~Twin Temples~~, Keezhaiyur~~.jpg~~\|~~thumb\|ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur~~]]		==Epigraphical records==
	About a dozen records ~~pertaining~~ to ~~this dynasty~~ have been found. ~~Pazhuvettaraiyar was a Kerala prince who figures largely in the~~ inscriptions copied at ~~Kila~~-~~paaluvur~~ and Mela-~~paluvur~~ in Tiruchirapalli district A.R. No. 231 of 1926 dated in te 12th year of Paranthaka. One of the records (''A.R. No. 231 of 1926'') dated in the 12th year of Parantaka, states that Paluvettaraiyar Kandan Amudanar fought, on behalf of his Chola overlord, a victorious battle at Vellur against the forces of the Pandya king and his Ceylonese ally, ~~in which~~ the ~~Pandya lost his life. To commemorate this success the Commander Nakkan Sattan of Paradur made~~ a ~~gift of a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tiruvalandurai-Mahadeva at Siru-Paluvur~~.		About a dozen inscriptional records related to the Pazhuvettaraiyar family have been found. According to these inscriptions, copied at Kizha-Pazhuvur and Mela-Pazhuvur in Tiruchirapalli district, the Pazhuvettaraiyar was a Chera or Kerala prince.

	It is ~~perhaps~~ this Amudanar ~~who~~ is ~~referred to~~ in the Anbil Plates of Sundara Chola as a Kerala prince whose daughter ~~was~~ married to Parantaka I and ~~bore him~~ prince Arinjaya. The term ~~‘Kerala prince’~~ probably ~~meant~~ that he was a relative of the Chera king.<ref>{{cite web \|title= South Indian Inscriptions Volume 13\|url=http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_13/introduction_1.html ~~\|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India~~\|access-date=2008-11-09}}</ref>		According to the Anbil Plates of [[Sundara Chola]], the queen of [[Parantaka I]] (and the mother of [[Arinjaya Chola\|Arinjaya]]) was a member of the Pazhuvettaraiyar family.<ref name=":0" /> She is described as the daughter of a "Chera mandala" prince called "Pazhuvettaraiyar".<ref name="heritage" /> A record dated to the 12th regnal year of the Chola ruler [[Parantaka I]] (A.R. No. 231 of 1926) states that certain Pazhuvettaraiyar named Kandan Amudanar fought a victorious battle at Vellur on behalf of his Chola overlord against the forces of the Pandya king and his Ceylonese ally, in which the Pandya ruler lost his life. To commemorate this victory, the Chola commander Nakkan Sattan of Paradur made a gift of a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tiruvalandurai-Mahadeva at Siru-Pazhuvur. It is likely that this "Kandan Amudanar" is the same individual mentioned in the Anbil Plates of [[Sundara Chola]] as the Kerala prince whose daughter married Parantaka I and became the mother of prince [[Arinjaya Chola\|Arinjaya]]. The term "Kerala prince" probably indicates that he was a relative of the Chera or Kerala king.<ref>{{cite web \|title=South Indian Inscriptions Volume 13 \|url=http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_13/introduction_1.html \|access-date=2008-11-09 \|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India}}</ref>

	Other chiefs from ~~this~~ family include Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref>{{cite book\|title=History of People and Their Environs: Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu\|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam, 2011 - Tamil Nadu (India) - 767 pages\|page=142}}</ref> They are credited with ~~the~~ building of the [[Twin_Temples,_Keezhaiyur\|Twin Temples of Keezhaiyur]]~~, a 9th century temple complex~~.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece ~~\| title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift \| first=M. \| last=Balaganessin \| date=21 July 2015 \| newspaper=The Hindu~~ \| access-date=1 August 2020 ~~}}</ref>~~		Other notable chiefs from the Pazhuvettaraiyar family include Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref>{{cite book \|title=History of People and Their Environs: Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu \|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam, 2011 - Tamil Nadu (India) - 767 pages \|page=142}}</ref> They are credited with building the [[Twin_Temples,_Keezhaiyur\|Twin Temples of Keezhaiyur]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Balaganessin \|first=M. \|date=21 July 2015 \|title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece \|access-date=1 August 2020 \|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

	=~~= Pazhuvettaraiyar Regiment ==~~
	~~[[File:Paluvettaraiyar.JPG\|thumb\|Paluvettaraiyar regiment]]~~
	The Pazhuvettaraiyar regiment was a military regiment maintained by Paluvettaraiyar Chiefs which was involved in the invasion of [[Sri Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century. The regiment of Paluvettaraiyar was involved in the invasion of [[Ceylon\|Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century.<ref>Studies in Indian epigraphy, Volumes 26–27</ref>{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}~~<ref>Historical perspectives of warfare in India: some morale and matérial determinants By Sri Nandan Prasad, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (Delhi, India)~~</ref>~~{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}~~

			It is also recorded that the Pazhuvettaraiyar regiment was a military division involved in the Chola invasion of [[Sri Lanka]] in the 10th century.<ref>Studies in Indian epigraphy, Volumes 26–27</ref>{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}<ref>Historical perspectives of warfare in India: some morale and matérial determinants By Sri Nandan Prasad, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (Delhi, India) p.193</ref>{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[Chola]]		*[[Chola]]

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	\|+~~'''பழுவேட்டுவராயர் முத்தரையர் '''~~<br> ~~Paluvettuvarayar~~		\|+பழுவேட்டரையர்<br> Pazhuvettaraiyar
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	[[File:Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg\|thumb\|[[Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur]], built by Paluvettuvarayar Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan in the 9th century]]		[[File:Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg\|thumb\|[[Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur]], built by Paluvettuvarayar Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan in the 9th century]]
	The '''~~Paluvettuvarayar~~''' were feudatories of the medieval [[Chola\|Cholas]]. They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the [[Udayarpalayam_taluk\|Udaiyarpalayam taluk]] of the Tiruchirapalli district.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture\|author=S. Swaminathan\|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998\|page=64}}</ref> They were responsible for a number of benefactions to the temples at this place and were known to have been related to the Cholas by marriage.<ref name=heritage>{{cite book\|title=The Heritage of Indian Art Series\|author=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute, Bombay\|publisher=N.M. Tripathi Private., 1963\|page=29}}</ref>		The '''Pazhuvettaraiyar''' were feudatories of the medieval [[Chola\|Cholas]]. They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the [[Udayarpalayam_taluk\|Udaiyarpalayam taluk]] of the Tiruchirapalli district.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture\|author=S. Swaminathan\|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998\|page=64}}</ref> They were responsible for a number of benefactions to the temples at this place and were known to have been related to the Cholas by marriage.<ref name=heritage>{{cite book\|title=The Heritage of Indian Art Series\|author=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute, Bombay\|publisher=N.M. Tripathi Private., 1963\|page=29}}</ref>

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	According to the [[Anbil,_Tamil_Nadu\|Anbil]] plates of [[Sundara Chola]], his paternal grandmother, that is the queen of [[Parantaka I]] and the mother of [[Arinjaya Chola]] was of ~~Paluvettaraiyar~~ family.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture\|author=S. Swaminathan\|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998\|page=78}}</ref> She is therein described as the daughter of a '' Chera mandala prince'' called ''Paluvettaraiyar''. So it can be safely concluded that they were of [[Chera_dynasty\|Chera]] origin. However it is not clear if they were already in possession of the areas of Kilapaluvur, Melapaluvur and Keezhaiyur or if they were granted these dominions after their alliance with the [[Chola\|Cholas]].<ref name=heritage/>		According to the [[Anbil,_Tamil_Nadu\|Anbil]] plates of [[Sundara Chola]], his paternal grandmother, that is the queen of [[Parantaka I]] and the mother of [[Arinjaya Chola]] was of Pazhuvettaraiyar family.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture\|author=S. Swaminathan\|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998\|page=78}}</ref> She is therein described as the daughter of a '' Chera mandala prince'' called ''Paluvettaraiyar''. So it can be safely concluded that they were of [[Chera_dynasty\|Chera]] origin. However it is not clear if they were already in possession of the areas of Kilapaluvur, Melapaluvur and Keezhaiyur or if they were granted these dominions after their alliance with the [[Chola\|Cholas]].<ref name=heritage/>

	==Reference in South Indian inscriptions==		==Reference in South Indian inscriptions==
	[[File:ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg\|thumb\|ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur]]		[[File:ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg\|thumb\|ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur]]
	About a dozen records pertaining to this dynasty have been found. ~~Paluvettaraiyar~~ was a Kerala prince who figures largely in the inscriptions copied at Kila-paaluvur and Mela-paluvur in Tiruchirapalli district A.R. No. 231 of 1926 dated in te 12th year of Paranthaka. One of the records (''A.R. No. 231 of 1926'') dated in the 12th year of Parantaka, states that Paluvettaraiyar Kandan Amudanar fought, on behalf of his Chola overlord, a victorious battle at Vellur against the forces of the Pandya king and his Ceylonese ally, in which the Pandya lost his life. To commemorate this success the Commander Nakkan Sattan of Paradur made a gift of a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tiruvalandurai-Mahadeva at Siru-Paluvur.		About a dozen records pertaining to this dynasty have been found. Pazhuvettaraiyar was a Kerala prince who figures largely in the inscriptions copied at Kila-paaluvur and Mela-paluvur in Tiruchirapalli district A.R. No. 231 of 1926 dated in te 12th year of Paranthaka. One of the records (''A.R. No. 231 of 1926'') dated in the 12th year of Parantaka, states that Paluvettaraiyar Kandan Amudanar fought, on behalf of his Chola overlord, a victorious battle at Vellur against the forces of the Pandya king and his Ceylonese ally, in which the Pandya lost his life. To commemorate this success the Commander Nakkan Sattan of Paradur made a gift of a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tiruvalandurai-Mahadeva at Siru-Paluvur.

	It is perhaps this Amudanar who is referred to in the Anbil Plates of Sundara Chola as a Kerala prince whose daughter was married to Parantaka I and bore him prince Arinjaya. The term ‘Kerala prince’ probably meant that he was a relative of the Chera king.<ref>{{cite web \|title= South Indian Inscriptions Volume 13\|url=http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_13/introduction_1.html \|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India\|access-date=2008-11-09}}</ref>		It is perhaps this Amudanar who is referred to in the Anbil Plates of Sundara Chola as a Kerala prince whose daughter was married to Parantaka I and bore him prince Arinjaya. The term ‘Kerala prince’ probably meant that he was a relative of the Chera king.<ref>{{cite web \|title= South Indian Inscriptions Volume 13\|url=http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_13/introduction_1.html \|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India\|access-date=2008-11-09}}</ref>
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	Other chiefs from this family include Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref>{{cite book\|title=History of People and Their Environs: Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu\|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam, 2011 - Tamil Nadu (India) - 767 pages\|page=142}}</ref> They are credited with the building of the [[Twin_Temples,_Keezhaiyur\|Twin Temples of Keezhaiyur]], a 9th century temple complex.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece \| title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift \| first=M. \| last=Balaganessin \| date=21 July 2015 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| access-date=1 August 2020 }}</ref>		Other chiefs from this family include Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref>{{cite book\|title=History of People and Their Environs: Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu\|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam, 2011 - Tamil Nadu (India) - 767 pages\|page=142}}</ref> They are credited with the building of the [[Twin_Temples,_Keezhaiyur\|Twin Temples of Keezhaiyur]], a 9th century temple complex.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece \| title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift \| first=M. \| last=Balaganessin \| date=21 July 2015 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| access-date=1 August 2020 }}</ref>

	== ~~Paluvettaraiyar~~ Regiment ==		== Pazhuvettaraiyar Regiment ==
	[[File:Paluvettaraiyar.JPG\|thumb\|Paluvettaraiyar regiment]]		[[File:Paluvettaraiyar.JPG\|thumb\|Paluvettaraiyar regiment]]
	The ~~Paluvettaraiyar~~ regiment was a military regiment maintained by ~~mutharaiyar chief~~ Paluvettaraiyar which was involved in the invasion of [[Sri Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century.		The Pazhuvettaraiyar regiment was a military regiment maintained by Paluvettaraiyar Chiefs which was involved in the invasion of [[Sri Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century. The regiment of Paluvettaraiyar was involved in the invasion of [[Ceylon\|Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century.<ref>Studies in Indian epigraphy, Volumes 26–27</ref>{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}<ref>Historical perspectives of warfare in India: some morale and matérial determinants By Sri Nandan Prasad, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (Delhi, India)</ref>{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}
	~~The Paluvettaraiyar regiment was a military regiment maintained by mutharaiyar chief Paluvettaraiyar~~.The regiment of Paluvettaraiyar was involved in the invasion of [[Ceylon\|Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century.<ref>Studies in Indian epigraphy, Volumes 26–27</ref>{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}<ref>Historical perspectives of warfare in India: some morale and matérial determinants By Sri Nandan Prasad, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (Delhi, India)</ref>{{Page needed\|date=May 2016}}

	== References ==		== References ==

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[[File:Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg|thumb|[[Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur]], built by Paluvettuvarayar Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan in the 9th century]]
The '''Paluvettuvarayar''' were feudatories of the medieval [[Chola|Cholas]]. They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the [[Udayarpalayam_taluk|Udaiyarpalayam taluk]] of the Tiruchirapalli district.<ref>{{cite book|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture|author=S. Swaminathan|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998|page=64}}</ref> They were responsible for a number of benefactions to the temples at this place and were known to have been related to the Cholas by marriage.<ref name=heritage>{{cite book|title=The Heritage of Indian Art Series|author=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute, Bombay|publisher=N.M. Tripathi Private., 1963|page=29}}</ref>

== Origin ==
According to the [[Anbil,_Tamil_Nadu|Anbil]] plates of [[Sundara Chola]], his paternal grandmother, that is the queen of [[Parantaka I]] and the mother of [[Arinjaya Chola]] was of Paluvettaraiyar family.<ref>{{cite book|title=The early Chōḷas history, art, and culture|author=S. Swaminathan|publisher=Sharada Pub. House, 1998|page=78}}</ref> She is therein described as the daughter of a '' Chera mandala prince'' called ''Paluvettaraiyar''. So it can be safely concluded that they were of [[Chera_dynasty|Chera]] origin. However it is not clear if they were already in possession of the areas of Kilapaluvur, Melapaluvur and Keezhaiyur or if they were granted these dominions after their alliance with the [[Chola|Cholas]].<ref name=heritage/>

==Reference in South Indian inscriptions==
[[File:ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg|thumb|ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur]]
About a dozen records pertaining to this dynasty have been found. Paluvettaraiyar was a Kerala prince who figures largely in the inscriptions copied at Kila-paaluvur and Mela-paluvur in Tiruchirapalli district A.R. No. 231 of 1926 dated in te 12th year of Paranthaka. One of the records (''A.R. No. 231 of 1926'') dated in the 12th year of Parantaka, states that Paluvettaraiyar Kandan Amudanar fought, on behalf of his Chola overlord, a victorious battle at Vellur against the forces of the Pandya king and his Ceylonese ally, in which the Pandya lost his life. To commemorate this success the Commander Nakkan Sattan of Paradur made a gift of a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tiruvalandurai-Mahadeva at Siru-Paluvur.

It is perhaps this Amudanar who is referred to in the Anbil Plates of Sundara Chola as a Kerala prince whose daughter was married to Parantaka I and bore him prince Arinjaya. The term ‘Kerala prince’ probably meant that he was a relative of the Chera king.<ref>{{cite web |title= South Indian Inscriptions Volume 13|url=http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_13/introduction_1.html |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|access-date=2008-11-09}}</ref>

Other chiefs from this family include Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of People and Their Environs: Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam, 2011 - Tamil Nadu (India) - 767 pages|page=142}}</ref> They are credited with the building of the [[Twin_Temples,_Keezhaiyur|Twin Temples of Keezhaiyur]], a 9th century temple complex.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece | title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift | first=M. | last=Balaganessin | date=21 July 2015 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=1 August 2020 }}</ref>

== Paluvettaraiyar Regiment ==
[[File:Paluvettaraiyar.JPG|thumb|Paluvettaraiyar regiment]]
The Paluvettaraiyar regiment was a military regiment maintained by mutharaiyar chief Paluvettaraiyar which was involved in the invasion of [[Sri Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century.
The Paluvettaraiyar regiment was a military regiment maintained by mutharaiyar chief Paluvettaraiyar.The regiment of Paluvettaraiyar was involved in the invasion of [[Ceylon|Lanka]] by Cholas in the 10th century.<ref>Studies in Indian epigraphy, Volumes 26–27</ref>{{Page needed|date=May 2016}}<ref>Historical perspectives of warfare in India: some morale and matérial determinants By Sri Nandan Prasad, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (Delhi, India)</ref>{{Page needed|date=May 2016}}

== References ==
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== See also ==
*[[Chola]]

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