Perumal (the 'Great One'[1]) is the name of a Hindu deity.
It was also generally used as a synonym for the king or ruler in south India during medieval period.[1] Some rulers explicitly referred to as "Perumal" in inscriptions include,
- Western Ganga dynasty[2]
- Sripurusha
- Rachamalla
- Neetimarga
- Pandya dynasty[2]
- Maran Chadayan
- Chola dynasty[2]
- Pallava dynasty[2]
- Paramesvara Varma II of Kanchi
- Chera dynasty (Mahodayapuram)[3]
- Rama Rajasekhara (Cheraman Perumal Nayanar)
- Sthanu Ravi (Kulasekhara Alvar)
- Bhaskara Ravi
- Rama Kulasekhara
- ^ a b Devadevan, Manu V. (2020). "Changes in Land Relations and the Changing Fortunes of the Cēra State". The 'Early Medieval' Origins of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781108494571.
- ^ a b c d Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 171.
- ^ Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014