Kolathunadu

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Kolathunadu was a prominent medieval kingdom and historical region in northern Kerala, India, ruled by the Kolathiri dynasty and centered around present-day Kannur.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Chirakkal 1
Kolathunad 1
Kolathunadu canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical kingdom
historical region
associatedDynasty Kolathiri dynasty
associatedWith Kolathiri royal family
linked to: Kolathiri dynasty
borderedBy Arabian Sea
capital Kannur
country India
declinePeriod early modern period
earlierName Kolathiri Swaroopam
engagedWith British East India Company
Dutch East India Company
Portuguese Empire
ethnicGroup Malayali people
flourishedInPeriod medieval period
hadAdministrativeCenter Chirakkal
hadCulturalInfluenceOn North Malabar culture
hadFeudatory Chirakkal principality
Kottayam (Malabar) kingdom
Nileshwaram Rajya
hadImportantRiver Valapattanam River
hadImportantTemple Rajarajeshwara Temple, Taliparamba
hadImportantTown Taliparamba
hadPort Kannur
Madayipara region
Valapattanam
hasRulerTitle Kolathiri Raja
historicalStatus independent kingdom
knownAs Chirakkal kingdom
knownFor maritime trade
pepper trade
spice trade
language Malayalam
laterStatus princely state under British influence
locatedIn Malabar region
linked to: Malabar Coast

northern Kerala
modernEquivalentArea Kannur district
parts of Kasaragod district
parts of Kozhikode district
partOf present-day Kerala
linked to: Kerala
partOfHistoricalRegion Kolathiri dominions
politicalStructure hereditary monarchy
preColonialPolityOf Kannur region
linked to: Kannur district
regionType coastal kingdom
religion Hinduism
ruledBy Kolathiri dynasty
strategicImportance control of Malabar Coast trade routes
successorState British Malabar District
linked to: Malabar District

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kannur historicalRegion Kolathunadu
Malabar District containsRegion Chirakkal
linked to: Kolathunadu
Kurumbranad borderedBy Kolathunad
linked to: Kolathunadu