who served the three royal houses of the Cholas, the Cheras and the Pandyas.
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The Chera Dynasty had ruled in two different time-periods. The first Chera Dynasty had ruled in Sangam Era while second Chera Dynasty had ruled from the 9th century AD onwards. We get to know about the first Chera Dynasty through Sangam Text. The area ruled by Cheras included Cochin, North Travancore and Southern Malabar. Their capital was Vanchi Muthur in Kizhanthur-Kandallur and Karur Vanchi.The capital of later Cheras was Kulashekarapuram and Mahodayapuram. The insignia of Cheras was bow and arrow. The coins released by them had a bow device engraved on them.
Early Cholas
The most of the information on early Cholas are available in Sangam literature. The other information is available in Mahavamsa, Buddhist text of Ceylon, Pillars of Ashoka and Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
The most famous king of early Cholas is Karikala Chola. He ruled around 270 BC. He had won the famous battle of Venni in which he decisively defeated Pandyas and Cheras. He is also believed to have won the whole of Ceylon.
But the most important work which he did as a king was to build world’ earliest water-regulator structure in stone at Kallanai on River Cauvery. It was built for agricultural purposes.