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			{{short description\|Medieval artefacts from Kerala, India}}
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	'''Thiruvalla copper plates,''' also known as the '''Huzur Treasury Plates,''' are a collection of medieval temple committee resolutions found at the [[Sreevallabha Temple]], [[Tiruvalla\|Thiruvalla]], [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 473.</ref> The collection of plates, engraved in ~~old Malayalam language in~~ Vattezhuthu with some Grantha characters, can be dated to 10th and 11th centuries AD.<ref name=":0" />		'''Thiruvalla copper plates,''' also known as the '''Huzur Treasury Plates,''' are a collection of medieval temple committee resolutions found at the [[Sreevallabha Temple]] in [[Tiruvalla\|Thiruvalla]], [[Kerala]], India.<ref name=":0">Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 473.</ref> The collection of plates, engraved in [[Vattezhuthu]] with some [[Grantha script\|Grantha characters]], can be dated to 10th and 11th centuries AD.<ref name=":0" />

	The collection consist of forty three plates with writing on both sides, but more than half a dozen plates are missing.<ref name=":0" /> The contents of the copper plates belong to different periods. The plates were collected, rearranged and edited at a late date. The plates are considered as a treasure trove of information about medieval temple rituals, deities, festivals, castes, professions, personal names, plot names, and prices.<ref name=":0" />		The collection consist of forty three plates with writing on both sides, but more than half a dozen plates are missing.<ref name=":0" /> The contents of the copper plates belong to different periods. The plates were collected, rearranged and edited at a late date. The plates are considered as a treasure trove of information about medieval temple rituals, deities, festivals, castes, professions, personal names, plot names, and prices.<ref name=":0" />
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	* [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]] king [[Parantaka I\|Parantaka Vira Chola]] (907―955 AD)<ref name=":1">Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 265-68.</ref>		* [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]] king [[Parantaka I\|Parantaka Vira Chola]] (907―955 AD)<ref name=":1">Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 265-68.</ref>
	* [[Ravi Neeli\|Kizhan Adikal]] (queen of [[Parantaka I\|Parantaka]])<ref name=":1" />		* [[Ravi Neeli\|Kizhan Adikal]] (queen of [[Parantaka I\|Parantaka]])<ref name=":1" />
	* [[Chera/Perumals of Makotai\|Chera/Perumal king]] Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya (962―1021 AD).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />		* [[Chera Perumals of Makotai\|Chera Perumal king]] Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya (962―1021 AD).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
	* Nambirattiyar (queen of Chera/Perumal )<ref name=":1" />		* Nambirattiyar (queen of Chera Perumal)<ref name=":1" />

	=== Kerala chieftains ===		=== Kerala chieftains ===
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	* Accretion of Temple's Centrality: Searching the Tiruvalla Copperplates by A Mathew [https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/7061/12/12_chapter%205.pdf]		* Accretion of Temple's Centrality: Searching the Tiruvalla Copperplates by A Mathew [https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/7061/12/12_chapter%205.pdf]


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'''Thiruvalla copper plates,''' also known as the '''Huzur Treasury Plates,''' are a collection of medieval temple committee resolutions found at the [[Sreevallabha Temple]], [[Tiruvalla|Thiruvalla]], [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 473.</ref> The collection of plates, engraved in old Malayalam language in Vattezhuthu with some Grantha characters, can be dated to 10th and 11th centuries AD.<ref name=":0" />

The collection consist of forty three plates with writing on both sides, but more than half a dozen plates are missing.<ref name=":0" /> The contents of the copper plates belong to different periods. The plates were collected, rearranged and edited at a late date. The plates are considered as a treasure trove of information about medieval temple rituals, deities, festivals, castes, professions, personal names, plot names, and prices.<ref name=":0" />

The plates were first published in ''Travancore Archaeological Series'' by [[T. A. Gopinatha Rao]], under the title "The Huzur Treasury Plates".<ref name=":0" /> They were originally kept in the [[Sreevallabha Temple]], [[Tiruvalla|Thiruvalla]] (now with Archeological Department of Kerala).<ref name=":0" />

== Major donors to Thiruvalla Temple ==

=== Kings and queens ===

* [[Chola dynasty|Chola]] king [[Parantaka I|Parantaka Vira Chola]] (907―955 AD)<ref name=":1">Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 265-68.</ref>
* [[Ravi Neeli|Kizhan Adikal]] (queen of [[Parantaka I|Parantaka]])<ref name=":1" />
* [[Chera/Perumals of Makotai|Chera/Perumal king]] Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya (962―1021 AD).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
* Nambirattiyar (queen of Chera/Perumal )<ref name=":1" />

=== Kerala chieftains ===

* Ramakuda Muvar, chieftain of Kolathu-nadu<ref name=":1" />
* Eran Chankaran, chieftain of Purakizha-nadu<ref name=":1" />
* Ravi Chirikandan, chieftain of Vembanadu<ref name=":1" />
* Kumaran Yakkan, chieftain of Vembanadu Thekkin-Kuru<ref name=":1" />
* Kantan Kumaran Maluvakkon, chieftain of Kizhmalai-nadu<ref name=":1" />
* Raman Kotavarman, chieftain of Munji-nadu<ref name=":1" />
* Raman Madevi, wife of the chieftain of Munji-nadu<ref name=":1" />
* Munjimarayar, chieftain of Munji-nadu<ref name=":1" />
*Venattadikal, chieftain of Venad<ref name=":1" />

==References==
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== External links ==

* Accretion of Temple's Centrality: Searching the Tiruvalla Copperplates by A Mathew [https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/7061/12/12_chapter%205.pdf]

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