Perumal
Perumal (the 'Great One') 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. Some rulers explicitly referred to as "Perumal" in inscriptions include,
- Western Ganga dynasty
- Sripurusha
- Rachamalla
- Neetimarga
- Pandya dynasty
- Maran Chadayan
- Chola dynasty
- Pallava dynasty
- Paramesvara Varma II of Kanchi
- Chera dynasty (Mahodayapuram)
- Rama Rajasekhara (Cheraman Perumal Nayanar)
- Sthanu Ravi (Kulasekhara Alvar)
- Bhaskara Ravi
- Rama Kulasekhara