Pullur Kodavalam inscription explained

The Pullur Kodavalam inscription (dated to 1020 AD) is an early 11th century stone inscription from Pullur, near Kanhangad in Kerala, south India.^[1] The old Malayalam inscription in Vattezhuthu script (with some Grantha characters) is engraved on a single stone slab in the courtyard of the Pullur Kodavalam Vishnu Temple.^{[2] [3]}

The inscription relates to the rule of Chera Perumal king Bhaskara Ravi "Manukuladitya" (^[4]) in Kasaragodu. It is the northernmost available epigraphical record mentioning a Chera Perumal king. The analysis of the inscription also identified king "Manukuladitya" with king Bhaskara Ravi.

• The record falls under the A-series inscriptions of king Bhaskara Ravi (dated to 58th A-series regnal year).
• The record says that the uralar (proprietors) of Kudavalam village installed the inscribed stone showing three kalanju (weight used as a standard) of gold as the amount of annual dues (attaikkol) fixed by royal order to be paid to the king (from that village).

References

1. Annual Reports of Indian Epigraphy (1963-64), No. 125.
2. Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013 [1972]. 68-70, 84 and 454.
3. Narayanan, M.G.S. THE IDENTITY AND DATE OF KING MANUKULĀDITYA. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 31, 1969, 73–78.
4. Book: Devadevan, Manu V.. The 'Early Medieval' Origins of India. Cambridge University Press. 2020. 9781108857871. 122. Changes in Land Relations and the Changing Fortunes of the Cera State.