Kasu - Perunjinga Pallavas of Sendamangalam

Perunjinga was a Pallava chieftain who managed the remarkable political feat of remaining nominally subordinate to the Hoysala and Pandya kingdoms simultaneously while effectively ruling his territory around Sendamangalam with considerable autonomy. His coinage, issued across a reign spanning five decades, reflects that independence more than his formal vassal status would suggest. The copper kasu circulated within a compact regional economy in the Tamil Nadu interior, far removed from the major port-driven trade networks of the coast.