Ezhimala, Ay kingdoms
=} Ezhimala ruler Konkanam Nannan was believed to be a contemporary of Bindhusara.
=}The dynasty which existed in the Ezhimala was the ‘Mushika Vamsa’.
Mushika Vamsa Mahakavya written by poet Athula describes about Ezhimala rulers.
Ay dynasty belonged to the Yadava race.
Paliyam Copper Plate (925 AD) of Vikramaditya Varaguna mentions about the Ay rulers.
Early capital of Ays was Pothiyil Mountain or Ayakkudi.
Vizhinjam was the Capital of Ays in later period.
Sri Padmanabha was the tutelary diety of Ays.
The major Ay provinces were Pozhi Chiozhnadu (Kantalur Sata, Thiruvananthapuram and Kulathur), Changazhanadu (Kunnathur), Valluvanadu (Kalkkulam) Iraniyal Muttam etc.), Thenkanadu (Panaiyur, Vilappil etc.) and Meynadu.
Ay Kings followed marumakkthayam. Ay Antiran is believed to be the first Ay king.
The second Ay king Titiyam was a contemperory of Kapilar, Paranar and Bhootha Pandyan.
The Partivasekharapuram temple (Kanyakumari) was built by the Ay king, Karunanthadakkan.
The Paliyam Plate issued by Vikramiditya Varaguna shows his religious tolerance (His land grants to sree Moolavasam, the famous Buddha Vihara)
Elephant was the symbol of Ay kings.
Kollam Era was started in AD 825 (August 15) (Chingam 1) by Rajashekhara Varman Kulasekhara.
Kollam Era is also known as Malayalam Era.
Earliest available inscription dated in the Kollam Era is the Mampalli plate (149) of Sri Vallabhan Kotha of Venadu.
The Battle of Venni was fought between Uthiyan Cheralathan and Karikala Chola
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