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In antiquity and the medieval period, Kozhikode was dubbed the City of Spices for its role as the major trading point for Indian spices. [10] It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins), which was also the largest kingdom in Kerala prior to the expansion of Travancore in the mid-18th century CE. [9]
In 1766, Haider Ali of Mysore defeated the Samoothiri of Kozhikode – an East India Company ally at the time – and absorbed Kozhikode to his state. [43] [71] After the Third Mysore War (1790–1792), Malabar was placed under the control of the company. Eventually, the status of the Samoothiri was reduced to that of a pensioner of the company ...
A Portuguese factory and the fort was intact in Kozhikode for short period (1511–1525, until the Fall of Calicut). The English landed in 1615 (constructing a trading post in 1665), followed by the French (1698) and the Dutch (1752). In 1765, Mysore captured Kozhikode as part of its occupation of the Malabar Coast.
Kozhikode metropolitan area or Calicut urban agglomeration or Kozhikode urban agglomeration is the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India and 2nd largest in Kerala after the Kochi Metropolitan Area according to the 2011 Census of India. The Urban Agglomeration spans across 909.79 square kilometres of area encompassing a population of ...
Narikkuni town is located in Kozhikode Tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is situated 20 km away from Kozhikode. The total geographical area of the village is 1785 hectares. Narikkuni has a total population of 24,290 and about 5,785 houses. Kozhikode is nearest town to Narikkuni which is approximately 20 km away. [1]
Chevayur is a suburban town of Kozhikode city in India. It is at a distance of 2 km from Calicut Medical College and 5 km from Kozhikode city. Chevayur is near other important residential locations like Chevarambalam , Kovoor Town and Thondayad Junction .
Vasco da Gama reached Calicut the second time with 15 ships and 800 men in February 1502. In January 1502, the First Battle of Cannanore between the Third Portuguese Armada and Kingdom of Cochin under João da Nova and Zamorin of Kozhikode 's navy marked the beginning of Portuguese conflicts in the Indian Ocean.
A sculpture by Jacek Tylicki: "Give If You Can - Take If You Have To". Mananchira is a large tank in the heart of the city.Mananchira or Mana Vikraman Tank (Manan or Mana Vikraman being the Coronation name of the Zamorins) seems to have been the drinking water source for the entire Palace complex (previously located at the Kottaparambu Women and Children Hospital).