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	'''Kadathanadu''' ('''~~Vatakara~~''', '''~~Kadolkachakshiti~~''' in [[~~Sanskrit~~]]) was a ~~former~~ [[~~feudatory~~]] ~~(of~~ [[~~Kolathunad~~]]~~) city-state in present-day~~ [[~~Kerala state~~\|~~Kerala~~]], on the [[Malabar Coast]]. The ~~region is most known for being~~ the ~~area where~~ the ~~events~~ of the ''[[~~Vadakkan Pattukal~~]],'' a ~~set~~ of ~~warrior ballads~~ from [[~~Kerala~~]], ~~took place,~~ and ~~for being one of~~ the ~~heartlands~~ of Kerala~~'s native martial art~~, ~~[[Kalarippayattu]]~~.
			'''Kadathanadu''' ({{IPA\|ml\|kɐɖɐt̪ːɐnaːɖə̆\|lang}}), also rendered '''Kadathanad''', '''Katattanad''', and, academically, '''Kaṭattanāṭǔ'''; alternately known as '''[[Vatakara]]''' or '''Badagara''', was a [[Realm\|kingdom]] in [[North Malabar]] just north of the [[Korapuzha\|Korappuzha River]], ruled by the [[Porlathiri]] dynasty after their dispossession from their native realm of [[Calicut]] and [[Polanad]]. Its ruler was known as [[Vazhunnavar]], often rendered 'Boyanore', until 1750, whereupon their prior titulature of Raja was resumed.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Mole \|first=Gregory T. \|date=2015-06-23 \|title=Mahé and the Politics of Empire: Trade, Conquest, and Revolution on the Malabar Coast \|url=http://journals.openedition.org/lrf/1294 \|journal=La Révolution française \|issue=8 \|doi=10.4000/lrf.1294 \|issn=2105-2557}}</ref>

			[[File:Kerala in the Late Middle Ages.jpg\|thumb\|Kerala in the Late Middle Ages]]

			The establishment of the kingdom dates to the flight of the [[Porlathiri]], fleeing the [[Zamorin\|Zamorin's conquest of Calicut]], to seek asylum in [[Kolathiri]] territory; where a chance lakeside encounter led to a Kolathiri prince of the Southern Regency scandalously espousing the Porlathiri heiress, who traditionally would only have [[hypergamy\|hypergamously]] contracted [[sambandham]] with a [[Nambudiri\|Nambudiripad Brahmin.]] The dynamics of the marriage led to significant carveouts from the Southern Regency, with the hereditary governance matrilineally vested in the line of the [[Porlathiri]] princess and her Kolathiri groom.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Rao \|first=M.S.A. \|date=July 1982 \|title=Book Reviews : BALAKRISHNAN AND R. LEELA DEVI, Mannathu Padmanabhan and the Revival of Nairs in Kerala, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1982, pp. 122, Rs 60 \|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001946468201900309 \|journal=The Indian Economic & Social History Review \|volume=19 \|issue=3–4 \|pages=397–398 \|doi=10.1177/001946468201900309 \|issn=0019-4646\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

	==Geographical location==		==Geographical location==
	Geographically, ''Kadathanadu'' is situated to the south of [[Thalassery]] and north of [[Koyilandy]] on the Malabar coast, beside the historical [[Kottakkal~~\|Kotakkal]]~~ river. The area roughly six kilometers from [[Vatakara]] is known as ''Kadathanadu''. The place is now part of [[Puduppanam]] in Vatakara.		Geographically, Kadathanadu is situated to the south of [[Thalassery]] and north of [[Koyilandy]] on the Malabar coast, beside the historical Kottakkal river. The area roughly six kilometers from [[Vatakara]] is known as Kadathanadu. The place is now part of [[Puduppanam]] in Vatakara.

	''Kadathanadu~~'', apart from its cultural richness,~~ is also the site of a famous [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] ~~temple, the~~ [[Lokanarkavu]] temple.		Kadathanadu is also the site of the famous [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] [[Lokanarkavu]] temple.

	==History==		==History==
	The erstwhile princely state of ''Kadathanadu'' was ruled by Rajas of ''Kadathanadu ~~also known as Kadathanadttu Raja''~~, who were of Nair origin and was feudatories to the [[Kolathiri]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hasan\|first=Mohibbul\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&q=Nair+principalities&pg=PA372\|title=History of Tipu Sultan\|date=2005\|publisher=Aakar Books\|isbn=978-81-87879-57-2\|language=en}}</ref> Around 1750, the ruler of ''Kadathanadu'' had adopted the title of ''Raja'', with the explicit consent of the ''Kolathiri''. Harivihar is the 150-year-old residence of the ''Kadathanadu'' royal family. Legend has it that the sons of the ''Kadathanadu'' rulers were sent to [[Kozhikode\|Calicut]] to be educated in institutions set up by the [[Zamorin]] of ~~[[Kozhikode\|~~Calicut]], and hence a city house was built for the young princes.		The erstwhile princely state of Kadathanadu was ruled by Rajas of Kadathanadu, who were of [[Nair]] origin and was feudatories to the [[Kolathiri]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hasan\|first=Mohibbul\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&q=Nair+principalities&pg=PA372\|title=History of Tipu Sultan\|date=2005\|publisher=Aakar Books\|isbn=978-81-87879-57-2\|language=en}}</ref> Around 1750, the ruler of Kadathanadu had adopted the title of Raja, with the explicit consent of the Kolathiri. Harivihar is the 150-year-old residence of the Kadathanadu royal family. Legend has it that the sons of the Kadathanadu rulers were sent to [[Kozhikode\|Calicut]] to be educated in institutions set up by the [[Zamorin]] of Calicut, and hence a city house was built for the young princes.

	During [[Malayalam Era]] 965 corresponding to ~~1789-90~~, [[Tipu Sultan]] crossed over to Malabar with his army. A small army of 2000 ~~[[Nair\|~~Nairs~~]] and [[Thiyyar]] of ''Kadathanadu''~~ resisted the invasion from a fortress in [[Kuttippuram\|Kuttipuram]] near [[Nadapuram]] for a few weeks.		During [[Malayalam Era]] 965, corresponding to 1789–90, [[Tipu Sultan]] crossed over to Malabar with his army. A small army of 2000 Kadathanadu Nairs resisted the invasion from a fortress in [[Kuttippuram\|Kuttipuram]] near [[Nadapuram]] for a few weeks.
			This land, whose Sanskrit name is Ghatolkachakshiti, mainly included parts of the present Vadakara taluk. The king of Katthannad was addressed as Vazhunnor.

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{{More citations needed|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
'''Kadathanadu''' ('''Vatakara''', '''Kadolkachakshiti''' in [[Sanskrit]]) was a former [[feudatory]] (of [[Kolathunad]]) city-state in present-day [[Kerala state|Kerala]], on the [[Malabar Coast]]. The region is most known for being the area where the events of the ''[[Vadakkan Pattukal]],'' a set of warrior ballads from [[Kerala]], took place, and for being one of the heartlands of Kerala's native martial art, [[Kalarippayattu]].

==Geographical location==
Geographically, ''Kadathanadu'' is situated to the south of [[Thalassery]] and north of [[Koyilandy]] on the Malabar coast, beside the historical [[Kottakkal|Kotakkal]] river. The area roughly six kilometers from [[Vatakara]] is known as ''Kadathanadu''. The place is now part of [[Puduppanam]] in Vatakara.

''Kadathanadu'', apart from its cultural richness, is also the site of a famous [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple, the [[Lokanarkavu]] temple.

==History==
The erstwhile princely state of ''Kadathanadu'' was ruled by Rajas of ''Kadathanadu also known as Kadathanadttu Raja'', who were of Nair origin and was feudatories to the [[Kolathiri]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hasan|first=Mohibbul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&q=Nair+principalities&pg=PA372|title=History of Tipu Sultan|date=2005|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-87879-57-2|language=en}}</ref> Around 1750, the ruler of ''Kadathanadu'' had adopted the title of ''Raja'', with the explicit consent of the ''Kolathiri''. Harivihar is the 150-year-old residence of the ''Kadathanadu'' royal family. Legend has it that the sons of the ''Kadathanadu'' rulers were sent to [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] to be educated in institutions set up by the [[Zamorin]] of [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], and hence a city house was built for the young princes.

During [[Malayalam Era]] 965 corresponding to 1789-90, [[Tipu Sultan]] crossed over to Malabar with his army. A small army of 2000 [[Nair|Nairs]] and [[Thiyyar]] of ''Kadathanadu'' resisted the invasion from a fortress in [[Kuttippuram|Kuttipuram]] near [[Nadapuram]] for a few weeks.

==References==
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{{Feudal states of Kerala}}
{{Malabar}}

[[Category:Feudal states of Kerala]]
[[Category:History of Kozhikode district]]

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