Kurumbranad (Kurumbuzhai Nadu or Kurumbiathiri Swaroopam) was a kingdom, located in present-day

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, on the

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. Once a powerful kingdom, it had important commercial centres such as Mapayil, Puthuppanam and

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. The area was bordered by the sea on the west side and Karnataka in the east. On the north side was Kolathu Nadu and in the south lay Polanad (former name of

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). Their central power was concentrated in present-day

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where they built their capital around their largest fort, the Balussery-Kota flanked by a unique temple dedicated to their family deity, Vettakkorumakan. The famed Malabari warrior and legendary local hero,

Thacholi Othenan Vadakkan Pattukal (literally, ''the songs of the north'') are a collection of Malayalam ballads from the medieval period. The songs present stories of heroes such as Aromal Chekavar and Thacholi Othenan, and heroines like Unniyarcha. The st ...

had ancestors in the Kurumbranad Royal Family.

References

{{Malabar History of Kozhikode district Feudal states of Kerala

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