Arakkal kingdom
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Arakkal kingdom was a Muslim sultanate in Kannur town in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, South India. The king was called Ali Raja and the ruling queen was called Arakkal Beevi. Arakkal kingd
Mappila Bay with the old Arakkal kingdom in the distance
Mappila Bay harbor at Ayikkara. On one side, there is St. Angelo Fort (built in 1505) and on the other side is Arakkal palace.
A portrait of Kannur drawn in 1572, from Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's atlas Civitates orbis terrarum, Volume I
Kannur fort and Bay; a watercolor by John Johnston (1795–1801)
Kolathunadu
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Kolathunadu was one of the four most powerful kingdoms on the Malabar Coast during the arrival of the Portuguese Armadas in India, along with Zamorin, the kingdom of Cochin and Quilon. Kolattunādu had
Arakkal kingdom
…Kolathiri rulers granted her a fief. After converting to Islam, she went on to establish the Arakkal royal house as a vassal state under her kingdom of Kolathunadu. When the Arakkal family began to have established control of Laccadives in the 16th century, they achieved near-royal status. Around this time, many…
Ezhimala, early historic headquarters of Kola Swaroopam
Ananthapadmanabhaswamy temple at Ananthapura, Kumbla