Talk:Mutharaiyar dynasty

Zamindars or royals
The article claimed they were zamindars but the disambiguation note said they were royalty. Which is it? Can we have a quote from the sources? And why are those obscure sources reliable?

Please also note WP:MOSHEAD, which says we should not put citations inside section headers. And if you do not know how to cite then perhaps propose your edit here and someone else will sort it out for you, from which examples you will soon learn how to do it yourself. - Sitush (talk) 09:16, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

I am also concerned because, despite mostly being edited by one person, the cite formats are all over the place. I think they have been copied from other articles, hence some have page numbers/publishers etc when others do not, some were retrieved years ago etc. Please can we have quotes here from all of them - I'm not convinced. - Sitush (talk) 09:23, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Spellings
The spellings of the dynastic name are inconsistent through the article. Which is it? If there are several versions, which sources use which version? This affects both the content of the article and also the title, per WP:COMMONNAME. - Sitush (talk) 09:21, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Origin of Mutharaiyars
"Tamil scholars are agreed on the point that in about 2nd century AD, the Tamil kingdoms were invaded by a tribe called Muttarayar who came from Erumainad, i.e the vicinity of modern Mysore. Many eulogies were sung about these invaders who were great patrons of Tamil literature and poets. Ninety verses which form a part of the ancient Tamil anothology called Muttolayiram have been published recently. These verses sing about the exploits of the Muttarayan chiefs."

I have quoted the above from an academic source published by the Indian Department of Anthropology to support the statement that the Muttaraiyar tribe invaded the Tamil kingdoms from Erumainad (modern mysore) in 2nd century AD. Recently there has been a number of edits ,[ from anonymous ips claiming a relation between Punyakumara of Telugu Cholas and the Mutharaiyar of Tanjore. The editor also goes on to claim that Ilango Mutharaiyar was made army chief of the Cholas and that Vijayalaya Chola was also of the same family as Punyakumara, i.e the Telugu Cholas. However no source has been given for any of these claims.

Thanks, Nittawinoda (talk) 16:36, 2 June 2019 (UTC)