Malayaman Kingdom of South India .(1st -3 rd Century AD)

A dynasty of Chiefs With a Kallar Family Name Malayaman (MalayarKulattaraiyar) Were ruling Part of Tamilnadu  from Sangam till 3rd Century AD . Malayaman belonged to Malayaman-nadu, according to Sangam literature. They had their capital at Tirucoilur  on the Ponnaiyar river Tirucoilur was situated on the early north-south trade route and traded with the satavahana dynasty The main port was Arikamedu, in the east. There are Plenty of records pertaining to this Dynasty in Tamil Literature and South Indian Inscriptions. And the coinage of malayaman  were also found in Tamilnadu. In Sangam literature it is Mentioned Tirumudikari, a Malaiyaman king who defeated Valvil Ori, assisted Cheras in routing Athigaman, eventually killed by Chola Killivalavan. It also mentions of his son Thervann Malaiyan, a Malaiyaman chief who fought alongside Perunarkilli Chola to defeat Cheral Irumporai (Irumporai Cheras). Vastly, Cholas and Cheras controlled the destiny in times.

The Malayamans issued copper coins of rectangular  shape which bore their royal emblem, a horse (sometimes facing left, and sometimes right). In some of the early coins, the legend "Malayaman" above the horse motif decorates the coin  obverse. Most of their coins carried the symbolic map of their territory on the reverse: "A wide curved river with fishes flowing in it, and a hillock on side of the river". This depicted the territory over which they ruled. The Malayaman coins generally weighed from 2–4 gm and were thin, unlike the contemporary Chera coins.

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