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[[File:Kurumathur inscription.jpg|thumb|446x446px|Kurumattur inscription (9th century AD)]]<br />
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'''Kurumathur inscription''' (871 AD), also romanised as '''Kurumattur''', is a mid-9th century inscription from Kurumathur, near [[Areekode|Areacode]] in [[Kerala]], south India. The [[Sanskrit]] inscription in [[Pallava Grantha script]] is engraved on a loose granite slab from the Kurumathoor Vishnu temple.<ref name="Veluthat">Veluthat, Kesavan (1 June 2018). "History and historiography in constituting a region: The case of Kerala". ''Studies in People's History''. '''5''' (1): 13–31. [https://doi.org/10.1177/2348448918759852]</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="th" /> It is one of the rare Sanskrit inscriptions from Kerala.<ref name="Veluthat" /><br />
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The inscription relates to the rule of [[Chera/Perumal|Chera Perumal]] king [[Rama Rajasekhara]] (9th century AD) in north-central Kerala.<ref name="Veluthat" /><ref name="Irreverent">'Changes in Land Relations during the Decline of the Cera State,' In Kesavan Veluthat and Donald R. Davis Jr. (eds), ''Irreverent History:- Essays for M.G.S. Narayanan,'' Primus Books, New Delhi, 2014. 58.</ref> It is dated to 24 May 871 AD as a Kali Day chronogram.<ref name="Irreverent" /> Composed in shardula-vikridita metre in Sanskrit, the three-stanza inscription states that the king Rajasekhara belonged to the illustrious [[Ikshvaku dynasty]] of god [[Rama]].<ref name=":0" /> It wishes that king Rajasekhara's glory be spread across the oceans. Further, he is extolled as having ruled the country with justice and never deviated from the [[Manusmriti|Laws of Manu.]]''<ref name=":0" />'' During his righteous rule twelve [[Brahmins]] constructed a temple pond and also installed an idol of god [[Vishnu]] in the temple.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="th" /><br />
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The record was excavated during a renovation of Kurumathoor Vishnu temple (south of [[Areekode|Areacode]]) in February, 2011.<ref name=":0">''Indian Archaeology 2010-2011 – A Review'' (2016) (p. 118) [http://www.asihyderabadcircle.com/storage/files/Qs6R3biq0ujJZZbFRTK7gMsChc1eNwA40BeNhyG7.pdf]</ref><ref name="th">Naha, Abdul Latheef. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/ancient-inscription-throws-new-light-on-chera-history/article1200089.ece Ancient inscription throws new light on Chera history]''. 11 February 2011 ''[[The Hindu]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20190920155438/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/Ancient-inscription-throws-new-light-on-Chera-history/article15293183.ece] [https://archive.today/20190920155440/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/Ancient-inscription-throws-new-light-on-Chera-history/article15293183.ece]</ref> The discovery of the inscription was reported by M. R. Raghava Varier.<ref name="Veluthat" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:History of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala history inscriptions]]<br />
[[Category:Chera dynasty]]<br />
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