Mutharaiyar dynasty
The Mutharaiyar was a south Indian dynasty that ruled as kings of Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Trichy, Pudukottai, Perambalur, Thiruvarur regions between 600 and 850 CE. == Origin == The origin of the Mutharaiyar is shrouded in mystery. Historian T. A. Gopinatha Rao equates them with the Kalabhras as Suvaran Maaran, a prominent 8th century Mutharaiyar king of Thanjavur is styled KalavaraKalvan in one of his inscriptions.