Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II

Recently, the Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, released a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II (Suvaran Maran) at the Vice-President’s Enclave, New Delhi.

  • Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II (c. 705-745 CE), also known as Suvaran Maran and Shatrubhayankar, was a ruler of the Mutharaiyar lineage, feudatories of the Pallava dynasty.
  • Mutharaiyar rule under him extended over regions around the Cauvery basin, including Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Perambalur, and adjoining areas.
  • He is remembered as a strong administrator and military leader; patronised Shaivism while allowing Jain scholarly debates, including visits by Jain monk Vimalachandra.
  • The Mutharaiyars were major ....
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