Perumal

Perumal (the 'Great One'^[1]) is the name of a Hindu deity.

It was also generally used as a synonym for the king or ruler in south India during medieval period.^[1] Some rulers explicitly referred to as "Perumal" in inscriptions include,

Western Ganga dynasty^[2]
- Sripurusha
- Rachamalla
- Neetimarga
Pandya dynasty^[2]
- Maran Chadayan
Chola dynasty^[2]
- Parantaka
Pallava dynasty^[2]
- Paramesvara Varma II of Kanchi
Chera dynasty (Mahodayapuram)^[3]
- Rama Rajasekhara (Cheraman Perumal Nayanar)
- Sthanu Ravi (Kulasekhara Alvar)
- Bhaskara Ravi
- Rama Kulasekhara

^ ^a ^b Devadevan, Manu V. (2020). "Changes in Land Relations and the Changing Fortunes of the Cēra State". The 'Early Medieval' Origins of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781108494571.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 171.
^ Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014

[:28-1] Devadevan, Manu V. (2020). "Changes in Land Relations and the Changing Fortunes of the Cēra State". The 'Early Medieval' Origins of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781108494571.

[:0-2] Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 171.

[3] Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014

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