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The fort was later attacked in vain by the local Indian ruler Zamorin and Kolathiri in the Siege of Cannanore (1507). Fort at Kannur In August 1509 Almeida, refusing to recognize Afonso de Albuquerque 's as the new Portuguese governor to supersede himself, arrested him in this fortress after having fought the naval Battle of Diu .
7th century AD Garha Roman fort, on Bardawil lake, North Sinai. [7] Unknown time Byzantine fort, qaseema, Hosna, Middle Sinai. [7] Unknown time Al-Mohammadyia Arabic Fort, Beer Al Abd, North Sinai. [7] 1115 AD Al-Soubak Fort (by Baldwin), Wadi Araba. [7] 1116 AD Aiyla fort (by Baldwin), Aiyla city, Aqaba bay. [7]
St. Angelo Fort at Kannur The Mappila Bay harbour 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)
During the 17th century, Kannur was the capital city of the only Muslim Sultanate in India, known as Arakkal. [28] During the British Raj, Kannur was part of the Madras province in the North Malabar District. The guerrilla war by Pazhassi Raja, the ruler of Kottayam province, against the British had a huge impact in the history of Kannur ...
Fort Road is the business hub of Kannur town, with many businesses and banks having their Kannur branches and outlets on the street. Some of the prominent shopping outlets are Supplyco, Fortlight Complex, Super Bazar. The Kannur railway station is located at the northern end of the road, and several tourist homes and hotels are concentrated in ...
Mappila Bay (or Moppila Bay) is a natural harbor situated at Ayikkara in Kannur Municipal Corporation, Kerala state of South India. [1] On one side of the bay is Fort St. Angelo, built by the Portuguese in the 15th century and the other side is the Arakkal Palace.
The captain of Fort Sant'Ângelo Lourenço de Brito was informed by the nephew of the ruler of Cannanore of an impending siege, and so he requested aid from the garrison at Cochin. [ 45 ] 18,000 men converged on the city of Cannanore and the Zamorin supplied 21 cannon. [ 44 ]
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