Keezhperoor (kīḻpērūr, Kilapperur, Kizhperur) or Kupaka is a village located 6 kilometers from

Kilimanoor Kilimanoor is a panchayat and a town in the Varkala taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala, India. It is located on Main central Road, MC/SH 1 Road, northwest of the city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), east of Attingal and eas ...

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

district of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. It houses

Thirupalkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple Thirupalkadal Sreekrishna Temple (Thiruparkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple) is one of the oldest Hindu temples dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu (worshipped as Krishna), located in the village Keezhperoor, Chirayinkeezhu Taluk, Thiruvananthapu ...

, family temple of

Venad Venad was a medieval kingdom between the Western Ghat mountains of India with its capital at city of Quilon.Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014. 143 ...

, Kizhakkumkara Devi Temple, and Thekkumkara Mahadeva Temple.

History

Keezhperoor was one of the prominent places of

Ay Kingdom Ay dynasty (transliteration: Āy, ), also known as Kupaka in medieval period, was an Indian dynasty which controlled the south-western tip of the peninsula, from the early historic period up to the medieval period. The clan traditionally held s ...

and later

dynasty. During the Ay period, the place was known as Periyaoor, later divided into Kizhperiyaoor and Melperiyaoor.

was the family temple of

Ay kingdom Ay dynasty (transliteration: Āy, ), also known as Kupaka in medieval period, was an Indian dynasty which controlled the south-western tip of the peninsula, from the early historic period up to the medieval period. The clan traditionally held s ...

and

dynasty which is believed to be 1200 years old. The evidence regarding the existence of Keezhperoor and

is in different copper plates and is available from 843 AD.

Keezhperoor monarchs of Venad Dynasty (till 16th century)

Rama Varma Kulashekhara Rama Kulasekhara (''fl.'' late 11th century CE) was the last ruler of the Chera Perumal dynasty of medieval Kerala. He was a contemporary of the Chola kings Kulottunga I (1070–1120) and Vikrama Chola (1118–35 AD). Rama Kulaskehara is best k ...

(1090–1102); mentioned in Rameswarathukoil Inscription as the founder of Venad as an independent state. # Kotha Varma Marthandam (1102–1125); conquered

Kottar Kottar is a locality and a bazaar area of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu state, in the southernmost part of Peninsular India; though a part of Nagercoil today, it is the original town around which the city of Nagercoil grew. It was an ancient trade cent ...

and Nanjanad from the

Pandya Dynasty The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing sinc ...

. # Vira Kerala Varma I (1125–1145); a great religious benefactor, responsible for the rebuilding of Padmanabhaswamy and the endowment of Suchindram Temples. # Kodai Kerala Varma (1145–1150) # Vira Ravi Varma (1161–1164) # Vira Kerala Varma II (1164–1167) # Vira Aditya Varma (1167–1173) # Vira Udaya Martanda Varma (1173–1192); established his seat at Kulikkod and allied himself to the Pandya Kings. # Devadaram Vira Kerala Varma III (1192–1195) # Vira Manikantha Rama Varma Tiruvadi (1195–?) # Vira Rama Kerala Varma Tiruvadi (1209–1214) # Vira Ravi Kerala Varma Tiruvadi (1214–1240) # Vira Padmanabha Martanda Varma Tiruvadi (1240–1252); The Pandya kings asserted their dominance over Venad during his reign. # Jayasimha Deva (1266–1267); succeeded in bringing the whole of present-day

under his control. He established his seat at

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

, the surrounding areas becoming known as Jayasimhanad (Desinganad). His wife Rani Umma Devi was probably a joint ruler with her husband. He died leaving several sons who quarrelled with his nephews over the succession, causing a long and disruptive civil war. # Ravi Varma (1299–1313) # Vira Udaya Martanda Varma (1313–1333) # Aditya Varma Tiruvadi (1333–1335) # Vira Rama Udaya Martanda Varma Tiruvadi (1335–1342) # Vira Kerala Varma Tiruvadi (1342–1363) # Vira Martanda Varma III (1363–1366) # Vira Rama Martanda Varma (1366–1382) # Vira Ravi Varma (1383–1416) # Vira Ravi Ravi Varma (1416–1417) # Vira Kerala Martanda Varma (1383) # Chera Udaya Martanda Varma (1383–1444) # Vira Ravi Varma (1444–1458) # Sankhara Sri Vira Rama Martanda Varma (1458–1468) # Vira Kodai Sri Aditya Varma (1468–1484); established his capital at Kallidaikurichi. # Vira Ravi Ravi Varma (1484–1503) # Martanda Varma, Kulasekhara Perumal (1503–1504) # Vira Ravi Kerala Varma, Kulasekhara Perumal (1504–1516) # Udaya Marthanda Varma, Kulasekhara Perumal (1516-1535)

References

Rudrakshamala by

Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi Aswathy Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi (born 1945) is an Indian writer from Kerala and a member of the Travancore Royal Family. She has ten books to her credit. Aswathy Thirunal is the niece of the last King of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balara ...

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