Kurumbranad

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Kurumbranad is a historical region in the northern part of Kerala, India, traditionally associated with the Malabar area and its former local chieftaincies.

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Kurumbranad canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former princely chieftaincy
historical region
administrativeLanguage Malayalam
associatedWith Malabar rebellion region (broader Malabar area)
borderedBy Kolathunad
linked to: Kolathunadu

Payyormala region
Polanad
category Former states and territories of India
Historical regions of Kerala
colonialPower British Empire
continent Asia
country India
currentStatus no longer an administrative unit
economy agriculture
coconut cultivation
spice trade
ethnicGroup Malayalis
linked to: Malayali people

Mappilas
Nairs
linked to: Nair
governedBy Kurumbranad Raja
local chieftains
hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea
historicalPeriod British colonial period in India
pre-colonial India
historicalStatus chiefdom
feudatory state
knownFor role in Malabar resistance to colonial powers
traditional Nair aristocracy
language Malayalam
locatedIn Kerala
Malabar region
linked to: Malabar Coast

South India
northern Kerala
mergedInto state of Kerala
linked to: Kerala
partOf British Malabar District
linked to: Malabar District

Malabar
linked to: Malabar Coast
predecessor local feudal polities of Malabar
presentIn Kannur district
Kozhikode district
Malappuram district
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
successor Kingdom of Cochin (administrative integration under Travancore-Cochin and later Kerala)
linked to: Kingdom of Cochin
traditionalAssociation Nair chieftaincies of Malabar
local chieftaincies of Malabar

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Malabar District containsRegion Kurumbranad