Porlathiri Explained

Polarthiri was a royal house which ruled part of Calicut before Zamorin around 1200s and later Kadathanadu in South India. Ruled by the Polarthiries, Kadathanadu garnered renown, particularly for its association with the martial art form of Kalaripayattu, a discipline known for producing formidable warriors.

The Polarthiries, as rulers of Kadathanadu, played a pivotal role in shaping the cultural and martial identity of the land.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Bibliography

• Book: Logan, William . William Logan (author) . 1887 . . India . William Logan, British East India Company . 81-206-0446-6.
• Menon, P. Shungoonny. "History of Travancore from the Earliest Times."
• Panikkar, K. M. "Malabar and the Portuguese."^[5]
• Wilks, Mark. "Historical Sketches of the South of India."^[6]
• "Kadathanad Kovilakam Charithram" (Unpublished Manuscript).
• "Vadakkan Pattukal" (Folk Songs of North Malabar).
• "Keralacharithram" by K. P. Padmanabha Menon.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zamorin and Porlathiri: സാമൂതിരിക്ക് കോട്ടവാതിൽ തുറന്നുകൊടുത്ത പോർളാതിരിയുടെ ഭാര്യ: പ്രണയച്ചതികളിലൂടെ നടന്ന രാഷ്ട്രീയ അട്ടിമറികൾ . 2023-11-13 . India Today Malayalam . ml.
2. News: Govind . Biju . 2020-01-13 . History of a port city traced in black and white . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-11-13 . 0971-751X.
3. Book: K.v.krishna Ayyar . A History Of The Zamorins Of Calicut Part I . 1929.
4. Book: William Logan's Malabar Manual Vol 2 . Kerala Gazetteers Department . cccxii.
5. F. . W. . Panikkar . K. M. . March 1930 . Malabar and the Portuguese; Being a History of the Relations of the Portuguese with Malabar from 1500 to 1663 . The Geographical Journal . 75 . 3 . 277 . 10.2307/1784025 . 1784025 . 1930GeogJ..75..277F . 0016-7398.
6. Book: Wilks, Mark . Historical Sketches of the South of India . 2013-03-28 . Cambridge University Press . 10.1017/cbo9781139507424 . 978-1-108-05611-3.