Question 17. From Uraiyur to Thanjavur 5.1.1 Muttaraiyar held power in this delta region: (a) Kaveri (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Godavari Answer
Cholas belonged to a minor chiefly family known as Muttaraiyar that held power in the Kaveri delta. They worked as subordinate to the Pallava kings of Kanchipuram. Vijayalaya, a member of the ancient chiefly family of the Cholas from Uraiyur, captured the delta from the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the ninth century.
