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Thiruvalla copper plates

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Thiruvalla copper plates

Thiruvalla copper plates, also known as the Huzur Treasury Plates, are a collection of medieval temple committee resolutions found at the Sreevallabha Temple, Thiruvalla, Kerala.[1] The collection of plates, engraved in old Malayalam language in Vattezhuthu with some Grantha characters, can be dated to 10th and 11th centuries AD.[1]

The collection consist of forty three plates with writing on both sides, but more than half a dozen plates are missing.[1] The contents of the copper plates belong to different periods. The plates were collected, rearranged and edited at a late date. The plates are considered as a treasure trove of information about medieval temple rituals, deities, festivals, castes, professions, personal names, plot names, and prices.[1]

The plates were first published in Travancore Archaeological Series by T. A. Gopinatha Rao, under the title "The Huzur Treasury Plates".[1] They were originally kept in the Sreevallabha Temple, Thiruvalla (now with Archeological Department of Kerala).[1]

Major donors to Thiruvalla Temple

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Kings and queens

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Kerala chieftains

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  • Ramakuda Muvar, chieftain of Kolathu-nadu[2]
  • Eran Chankaran, chieftain of Purakizha-nadu[2]
  • Ravi Chirikandan, chieftain of Vembanadu[2]
  • Kumaran Yakkan, chieftain of Vembanadu Thekkin-Kuru[2]
  • Kantan Kumaran Maluvakkon, chieftain of Kizhmalai-nadu[2]
  • Raman Kotavarman, chieftain of Munji-nadu[2]
  • Raman Madevi, wife of the chieftain of Munji-nadu[2]
  • Munjimarayar, chieftain of Munji-nadu[2]
  • Venattadikal, chieftain of Venad[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 473.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 265-68.
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  • Accretion of Temple's Centrality: Searching the Tiruvalla Copperplates by A Mathew [1]