The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.147

c5.s9.147

Korura—1 Between Multan and Loni in the district of Multan, where the celebrated Vikramaditya, king of Ujjain completely defeated the Sakas in a decisive battle in 533 AD (the date of this battle is supposed to have given rise to the Samvat era, Alberuni's India, vol II, p 6) It is also written Karur According to Mr Vincent Smith, it was Chandra Gupta II of the Gupta dynasty who assumed the title of Vikramaditya and became king of Ujjain, but according to others, Yasodharman, the Gupta General usurped the sovereign power and assumed the title of Vikramaditya after defeating the Scythians at Karur 2 Karur, the ancient capital of Chera, in the Koimbatur district situated near Cranganore on the left bank of the river Amaravati, a tributary of the Kaveri (Caldwell's Introduction to Drav Comp Grammar) It is the Karoura of Ptolemy who says that it was the capital of Kerobothras (Keralaputra) It was also called Vanji, and it is the Tamra-chuda krora of the Mallika maruta of Dandi