Sulur

Sulur is a taluk situated in Coimbatore urban region of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a suburb of the Coimbatore city. It is additionally a Legislative Constituency and is under the Coimbatore Parliament Constituency. Sulur was called Suralur until the ninth century and from the ninth century to fourteenth century it was called Ariyapirati Nallur, amid the administration of Aditya Cholan. Until the point that the eighteenth century it was called Sundrapandiya Nallur, amid the administration of Sundra Pandiyan. From eighteenth century it was called Suranur, which at the appointed time got changed to Sulur.

There are a few hypotheses for this name; it might be for a sort of Sugarcane, Sural, or for a past ruler, Suranoor. The historical backdrop of Sulur goes back to around 2300 years ago. Ancient coin of Eran going back to third century BC have been found at Sulur. During the ninth century AD, Aditya Cholan presented agribusiness in Sulur. The Sulur Reservoir was built amid the rule of Adithya Chola. The Sulur lake was remade in thirteenth century amid the run of Sundra Pandian. The Megalithic potterysulur dish going back to first century has been found in archeological burrows at sulur and is at present in show at the British Museum, London.