Kulasekhara

Kulasekhara (sometimes in Tamil and Malayalam: Kulachekara) is a south Asian male name, used as both given and last name, prevalent in south India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka.

People with name Kulasekhara

Historical

Several Pandya royals with the 'regnal name' Kulasekhara are known to scholars.[1]

Two Chera Perumals, medieval kings of Kerala, with the name 'Kulasekhara' are known from epigraphy.[2]

Other Chera Perumals with the name Kulasekhara known from (medieval) literature

  • Kulasekhara the Alvar (fl. 9th century CE), a mystic Alvar and bhakti theologian.[5]
  • Kulasekhara Varma, the royal playwright.[6]
  • "Sthanu" Ravi Kulasekhara, fl. c. 844 - 870 AD.[5]
  • Kulasekhara, patron king of Sanskrit poet Vasubhatta.[7]

Dynasties with name Kulasekhara
  • The ruling lineage of the kingdom of Venad, who traced their descent from Rama Kulasekhara, the last Chera Perumal, was known as the Kulasekhara dynasty (the dynasty was also known as the Chera dynasty).[8][1][4]
  • In the modern period the rulers of Travancore were also known as the Kulasekharas.

Former usage
  • Chera Perumals, medieval kings of Kerala, was formerly referred by historians as Kulasekharas. It was assumed that the Chera Perumal kings bore the abhishekanama Kulasekhara.[6][9]
  • It is now known that the Chera Perumal kings did not bear the specific abhishekanama Kulasekhara.[9][6]

References
  1. Karashima, Noburu, ed. (2014). A Concise History of South India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 124.
  2. Devadevan, Manu V. (2020). "The Semantic Universe of the Kudiyattam Theatre". The 'Early Medieval' Origins of India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 229–30.
  3. Narayanan, M. G. S (2013) [1972]. Perumals of Kerala: Brahmin Oligarchy and Ritual Monarchy. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks. pp. 437–38.
  4. Narayanan, M. G. S (2013) [1972]. Perumals of Kerala: Brahmin Oligarchy and Ritual Monarchy. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks. p. 171.
  5. Karashima, Noburu, ed. (2014). A Concise History of South India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 145–46.
  6. Veluthat, Kesavan (2018). "History and Historiography in Constituting a Region: The Case of Kerala". Studies in People's History. 5: 13–31.
  7. Narayanan, M. G. S (2013) [1972]. Perumals of Kerala: Brahmin Oligarchy and Ritual Monarchy. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks. pp. 64–65.
  8. Thapar, Romila (2002). The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. Penguin Books. p. 368.
  9. Ganesh, K.N. (2009). "Historical Geography of Natu in South India with Special Reference to Kerala". Indian Historical Review. 36 (1): 3–21. ISSN 0376-9836.

See also
  • Kula Shaker, a British rock band inspired by Kulasekhara Alvar
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