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{{Infobox royalty
| title = Vanavaramban<br>Perum Chottu Uthiyan
| succession = 1st (recorded) [[Chera dynasty|Chera Ruler]]
| reign = c. 105-130 CE
| successor = [[Nedum Cheralathan]]
| house = [[Chera dynasty|Chera]]
| spouse = Veliyan Nallini
| issue =
*[[Nedum Cheralathan]]
*Palyani Sel Kelu Kuttuvan
}}
{{Chera Dynasty}}
'''Uthiyan Cheralathan''' ("'''Perum Chottu Uthiyan"''') is earliest known ruler [[Chera dynasty|Chera]] of [[Sangam period|early historic south India]] (c. 1st - 4th century CE) from available literary sources.{{sfn|Singh|2008|p=384}}<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=60–61}}</ref> He had his headquarters at a place called Kuzhumur in Kuttanad (southern [[Kerala]]). His lifetime was in the late first and early second century CE (he died in 130 after a battle with Karikala Chola). His consort was Veliyan Nallini, the daughter of Veliyan chief Venman.

Uthiyan is fabled to have fed the armies of the Kauravas and the Pandavas in the [[Mahabharata war|Mahabharata War]] (Kauravas and Pandavas aren't explicitly mentioned, could be any Northern war). Uthiyan Cheralatan assumed the title "Vanavaramban" which could either mean "One whose Kingdom Reaches up to the Sky" or "the One who is Loved by the Gods". The latter title was previously adopted by the [[Maurya]] emperor [[Ashoka|Asoka]].

Uthiyan's elephant corps and cavalry forces are particularly praised in the early Tamil literature. He went into several battles and in the [[battle of Venni]] (Vennil) with Karikala Chola, he was wounded on the back while leading the warriors (Akam 55). Being unable to bear the disgrace he committed suicide by slow starvation. It is said that some of his "Companions" also committed suicide with him [unwilling to part him] (Akam 55). Uthiyan Cheralatan was succeeded by his son, [[Imayavaramban Nedun-Cheralatan|Nedum Cheralathan]].<ref>Kankasabhai, V., ''The Tamil Eighteen Hundred Years Ago.'' New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1904. 90.</ref>

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==References==
* {{citation|last=Singh|first=Upinder|author-link=Upinder Singh|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: from the Stone Age to the 12th century|date=2008|publisher=[[Longman|Pearson Longman]]|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=978-81-317-1120-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC}}

[[Category:People of the Chera kingdom]]
[[Category:2nd-century Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:Chera kings]]

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imported>Chewings72: Changing short description from "2nd century Chera Dynasty rule in south India" to "2nd century Chera Dynasty ruler in south India" (Shortdesc helper)

>Satya prakasham at 00:58, 17 April 2021