Paluvettaraiyar


The Paluvettuvarayar were feudatories of the medieval Cholas. They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the Udaiyarpalayam taluk of the Tiruchirapalli district. 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.

Origin

According to the 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. 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 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 Cholas.

Paluvettaraiyar Regiment

The Paluvettaraiyar regiment was a military regiment maintained by the 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 the Mutharaja chief Paluvettaraiyar. It comprised both Muthuraja and Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliar soldiers in the regiment of Paluvettaraiyar and were involved in the invasion of Lanka by Cholas in the 10th century.