Izhathu Mannanar

The Izhathu Mannanars were an Thiyya landowning dynasty of Malabar, in the present day Kannur and Kasaragod districts of India. They may have had a Buddhist heritage.^[1] The word Mannanar derives from mannan, meaning king and ar, which pluralises it.^[2]

References

↑ Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. BRILL Publishers. pp. 31–32. ISBN 90-04-04510-4. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
↑ Champakalakshmi, R. (1990). "The Sovereignty of the Divine". In Murthy, H. V. Sreenivasa. Essays on Indian History and Culture: Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor B. Sheik Ali. Mittal Publications. p. 61. ISBN 978-8-17099-211-0.

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[smith-1] Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. BRILL Publishers. pp. 31–32. ISBN 90-04-04510-4. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

[2] Champakalakshmi, R. (1990). "The Sovereignty of the Divine". In Murthy, H. V. Sreenivasa. Essays on Indian History and Culture: Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor B. Sheik Ali. Mittal Publications. p. 61. ISBN 978-8-17099-211-0.