Chozhia Vellalar

Sozhia Vellalar
ReligionsSaivam, Vainavam, Saktham, Christianity
LanguagesTamil
RegionTanjore (Chola Nadu) in current-day Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala
Feudal titlePillai, Chettiar
Related groupsVellalar, Tamil people

Chozhia Vellalar (also spelt as Sozhia Vellalar) is a high-ranking subcaste of the Vellalar caste. They are landlords and cultivators who formed the aristocracy of ancient Tamil society from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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