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The Arabic inscription on a copper slab within the Madayi Mosque in Kannur records its foundation year as 1124 CE. [25] Thus history of Muslims in Kerala is closely intertwined with the history of Muslims in the nearby Laccadives islands. Kerala's only Muslim kingdom was Kannur's Arakkal family.
Kannur also finds mention as Naura in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a Greek work of great antiquity. Kolattiri Raja's (The ruler of Kannur) minister Kuruppu's Arabic letter to Vasco da Gama (1524) A portrait if Kannur drawn in 1635. North Malabar was the seat of powerful kingdom based at Ezhimala in the Sangam period (1st-5th century
The Arakkal Museum is a museum dedicated to the Arakkal family, the only Muslim royal family in Kerala, India. The museum is actually a section of the Arakkalkettu (Arakkal Royal Palace). The durbar hall section of the palace has been converted into a museum by the Government of Kerala. It was opened in July 2005 after a Rs. 9,000,000 renovation.
During the 17th century, Kannur was the capital city of the only Muslim Sultanate in the Malabar region – Arakkal. [61] The Ali Rajas of Arakkal kingdom, near Kannur, who were the vassals of the Kolathiri, ruled over the Lakshadweep islands. [62] In 1761, the British captured Mahé, and the settlement was handed over to the ruler of ...
Kannur served as the British military headquarters on India's west coast until 1887. In conjunction with her sister city, Tellicherry, it was the third-largest city on the western coast of British India in the 18th century after Bombay and Karachi. The Arakkal kingdom had right over the city of Kannur and Laccadive Islands in the late medieval ...
The locals call Ayikkara as 'Kannur city' because once it was a downtown area during the Arakkal rule. The city area is called 'Kannur town'. The city area is called 'Kannur town'. Arakkal palace
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... Kingdom of Kannur may refer to: Former feudal states in Malabar, India
Snake Park is a landmark in the district of Snake Park at Parassinikkadavu, en route from Kannur to Taliparamba, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from National Highway (NH) 17.Here there are a large genre of snakes and other small animals as well as a live show, where trained personnel play and 'interact' with a variety of snakes, including cobras and vipers, and seek to quell mythical fears and ...