Paluvettaraiyar
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| Pazhuvettaraiyar | |
|---|---|
| Feudatory rulers | |
| Country | Chola Empire |
The Pazhuvettaraiyar were one of the feudatories of the medieval Cholas in southern India. They ruled over the regions of Kizha-Pazhuvur, Mela-Pazhuvur and Keezhaiyur in the Ariyalur taluk of the Ariyalur district in present-day Tamil Nadu.[1]
They contributed significantly to the local temples through various benefactions and were known to have been related to the imperial Cholas by marriage.[1]
According to the Anbil Plates of Sundara Chola, his paternal grandmother—the queen of Parantaka I and the mother of Arinjaya—was a member of the Pazhuvettaraiyar family.[2] She is described as the daughter of a "Chera mandala" prince called "Pazhuvettaraiyar". This suggests that the Pazhuvettaraiyar were of Chera or Kerala origin.[1]
However, it is unclear whether they already possessed the regions of Kizha-Pazhuvur, Mela-Pazhuvur, and Keezhaiyur or if these dominions were granted to them after their alliance with the Cholas.[1]