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Bhaskara Ravi Varman

r. c. 962–1021 · 10th century · Also known as Bhaskara Ravi

Bhaskara Ravi Varman was a king of the Chera Perumals of Makotai, the dynasty that ruled much of Kerala from Mahodayapuram. He is best known for the Jewish copper plates, which granted a Jewish merchant, Joseph Rabban, trading privileges and the rights of a lord at Muziris. His long reign fell in the period of wars with the Chola Empire that weakened the kingdom.

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