No, It is a very high ranked caste, where in ancient times, the Raja's(Kings) belonged to this caste. Due to loss of Kingdoms, Change , the people belonging to this caste had become economically poor. But now things have changed and The Muthuraja's have marked their presence in todays world.Here is a full detail info on Muthuraja's.
Muthurajas are heavily populated in and around of Uraiyur which was the Head quarter of Early Cholas. Muthurajas ruled cholamandalam for 300 years with the help of Pallavas. Among mutharayar kings, Swaran maran a legend who ruled independently without the help of Pallavas and kept other tribal communities such as Kallars, Vellalas, Pallars under his control. Thatswhy he was called Kalvar kalvan and the inscription is found in Senthalai. Muthurajas also had matrimonial alliances with Pandyas, who were also known as Maha Rayas.
The Muthurajas or Mutharaiyars were a line of powerful kings and were for a long time feudatory to the Pallavas, rulling over large portions of the Tamilnadu. "The centre of their power was somewhere in the district of Thanjavur, Sendalai, at present a small village near Tirukkattupalli, appears once to have been a flourishing town with the beautiful name Candralekha, and either this place or Niyamam in its neighbourhood was most probably the centre of Muttaraiya rule." As their territory lay between the Pandya and Pallava empires, they were involved in almost all the contests between the two powers. Their subordination was of great assistance to the Pallavas not only in their struggle againt the Pandyas but also in holding the Cholas under subjection.
Muthurajas are heavily populated in and around of Uraiyur which was the Head quarter of Early Cholas. Muthurajas ruled cholamandalam for 300 years with the help of Pallavas. Among mutharayar kings, Swaran maran a legend who ruled independently without the help of Pallavas and kept other tribal communities such as Kallars, Vellalas, Pallars under his control. Thatswhy he was called Kalvar kalvan and the inscription is found in Senthalai. Muthurajas also had matrimonial alliances with Pandyas, who were also known as Maha Rayas.
The Muthurajas or Mutharaiyars were a line of powerful kings and were for a long time feudatory to the Pallavas, rulling over large portions of the Tamilnadu. "The centre of their power was somewhere in the district of Thanjavur, Sendalai, at present a small village near Tirukkattupalli, appears once to have been a flourishing town with the beautiful name Candralekha, and either this place or Niyamam in its neighbourhood was most probably the centre of Muttaraiya rule." As their territory lay between the Pandya and Pallava empires, they were involved in almost all the contests between the two powers. Their subordination was of great assistance to the Pallavas not only in their struggle againt the Pandyas but also in holding the Cholas under subjection.
- Perumbidugu Muttaraiyan alias Kuvavan Maran (c. CE 655-c. 680)
- Ilangovadiyariyan alias Maran Paramesvaran (c CE 680-c. 705)
- Perumbidugu Muttaraiyan II alias Suvaran Maran (c. CE 705-c. 745)
- Videlvidugu Vilupperadi-Araisan alias Sattan Maran (c. CE 745-c. 770)
- Marppidugu alias Peradiaraiyan (c. CE 770-791)
- Videlvidugu Muttaraiyan alias Kuvan Sattan (c. CE 791-c. 826)
- Sattan Paliyili (c. CE 826-c. 851)
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