Kolathiriとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Kolathiri or Kolathiri Rājā (King of Kolathunādu) was the title by which the senior most male along the matilinial line of the Mushika or Kolathunādu Royal Family (Kolaswarũpam) was styled . The Sangam Literature such as Kuṟuntokai, Puṟanāṉūṟu, Akanaṉūṟu mention the Tamil Velir kings called Nannans ruling Ezhimalai .The Tamil Patriarchal Velirs adopted Matriarchy in the 12th century as mentioned by Athula in his book Mooshika Vamsham. The Royal family, alternatively known as the Kulyas, Kolis, Kolwas, the Velirs, Ezhimala, Kolaswarũpam, Mũshika Vamsham, Nannāns of Ezhimala etc., had its seat at Ezhimala in Kerala, India and was one of the major political houses which became prominent in Kerala after the disappearance of the Kulasekharas or Perumāl rulers of Mahodayapuram by the twelfth century AD.