History of Kasaragod

Kasaragod District has a long history starting from pre-historic times to modern period.

Road Sign in Kasaragod

Harkwillia
Chandragiri bridge which connects Kasargod town to Chemnad Panchayath.

Arabs called Kasaragod ‘’Harkwillia’’.[1] They visited Kasaragod between the 9th and 14th centuries. At that time Kasaragod was an important trading center. Portuguese traveller Duarte Borbosa visited Kumbla in 1514 and observed that rice was being exported to Maldives islands in exchange for coir.[1]

Kumbala Kingdom

Kasaragod was part of the Kumbala Kingdom. When Kasaragod was ruled by the Kolathiri Raja, Vijayanagara empireattacked it. Later the power came to Ikkeri Nayakas.[1]

Mysore Sultans

Hyder Ali conquered Baindur in 1763 and his son Tippu Sultan conquered Kasaragod and other parts of Malabar. In 1792, Tippu surrendered Kasaragod and other Malabar districts to the British government in Madras.

After 1947

When India got freedom from the British, Kasaragod was part of Madras state in India. It was merged with Kerala state in 1956. Kasaragod taluk was split from the southern Karnataka region and was merged with Malabar district and the state of Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956, in conjunction with Malabar-Thirukochi.

References
  1. "Kasaragod History". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
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