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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]] | '''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 | * [[Chera Perumals of Makotai|Chera Perumal king]] Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya (962―1021 AD).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
* Nambirattiyar (queen of Chera | * 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 in Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.[1] The collection of plates, engraved in Vattezhuthu with some Grantha characters, can be dated to 10th and 11th centuries AD.[1]
The collection consist of forty three plates with writing on both sides, but more than half a dozen plates are missing.[1] 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.[1]
The plates were first published in Travancore Archaeological Series by T. A. Gopinatha Rao, under the title "The Huzur Treasury Plates".[1] They were originally kept in the Sreevallabha Temple, Thiruvalla (now with Archeological Department of Kerala).[1]
Major donors to Thiruvalla Temple[edit | edit source]
Kings and queens[edit | edit source]
- Chola king Parantaka Vira Chola (907―955 AD)[2]
- Kizhan Adikal (queen of Parantaka)[2]
- Chera Perumal king Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya (962―1021 AD).[1][2]
- Nambirattiyar (queen of Chera Perumal)[2]
Kerala chieftains[edit | edit source]
- Ramakuda Muvar, chieftain of Kolathu-nadu[2]
- Eran Chankaran, chieftain of Purakizha-nadu[2]
- Ravi Chirikandan, chieftain of Vembanadu[2]
- Kumaran Yakkan, chieftain of Vembanadu Thekkin-Kuru[2]
- Kantan Kumaran Maluvakkon, chieftain of Kizhmalai-nadu[2]
- Raman Kotavarman, chieftain of Munji-nadu[2]
- Raman Madevi, wife of the chieftain of Munji-nadu[2]
- Munjimarayar, chieftain of Munji-nadu[2]
- Venattadikal, chieftain of Venad[2]
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Accretion of Temple's Centrality: Searching the Tiruvalla Copperplates by A Mathew [1]