Mushika-vamsha

Mushika-vamsha (IAST: Mūṣika-vaṃśa mahā-kāvyam) is a Sanskrit dynastic chronicle composed in 11th century by poet Atula. It narrates the legendary history of the Mushika dynasty, which ruled the northern part of the present-day Kerala state of India. The chronicle moves from mythological beginnings of the founding ancestors to more authentic genealogical history in later sargas.

Several kings mentioned in the text, such as Validhara Vikrama Rama (c. 929), Jayamani and Kantan Karivarman (Srikantha Kartha) (both c. 1020) and Chera king Kota Ravi Vijayaraga (c. 883–913) can be found in the medieval inscriptions discovered from north Kerala.

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