The earliest available record mentioning the Kollam Era is a royal decree by Sri Vallavan Goda, the King of Venadu, dated to c. In Malayalam-speaking Kerala, it is now called the Malayalam Era or 'Kollavarsham’ (Kollam Thontri Aandu). Kollam Aandu was adapted in the entire Chera Kingdom (the current day states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala), the majority of which is now in Kerala. Kollam was the capital of Venadu and an important port town of the Chera Kingdom in that period. Scholars from west and east were present in the convention, and the Thamizh Kanakku (Calendar) was adopted. The origin of the Kollam Era has been dated to 825 CE, at the end of the three year-long great convention in Kollam held at the behest of the Venadu King Kulasekharan. ![]() There are many theories regarding the origin of the era, but according to recent scholarship, it commemorated the foundation of Kollam after the liberation of the southern Chera kingdom (known as Venadu) from the Chola dynasty's rule by or with the assistance of the Chera emperor at Kodungallur. The origin of the calendar has been dated to 825 CE, the beginning of the Kollam Era. The Malayalam Calendar is a sidereal solar calendar used in Kerala. ![]() Mampalli copper plate (10th century AD), the earliest record to mention the Kollam Era.
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