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St. Angelo Fort (also known as Kannur Fort or Kannur Kotta) is a fort facing the Arabian Sea, situated 3 km from Canannore (Kannur), a city in Kerala state, south India. History [ edit ]
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]
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 ...
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)
The St. Angelo Fort at Kannur was built by the Portuguese in 1505, which was later captured by Dutch and Arakkal kingdom. [151] The Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam (after the invasion of Dutch, it became Dutch Cemetery) of Tangasseri in Kollam city was constructed in around 1519 as part of the Portuguese invasion in the city.
Kannur (Malayalam: [kɐɳːuːr] ⓘ), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India.It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of the major port city and commercial hub Kochi and 137 kilometres (85 mi) south of the major port city and a commercial hub, Mangalore.
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) As per legend, the last ruler of the Chera Empire , Rama Varma Kulashekhara Perumal , is said to have been converted to Islam at the hands of Malik Bin Dinar , [ 2 ...
Tellicherry Fort is located in Thalassery (Tellicherry), a town in Kannur District of Kerala state, South India. Thalassery was one of the most important European trading centers in Kerala. The Fort lies on a group of low wooden hills running down to the sea and is protected by natural waters.