page_title: History of Wayanad
section_title: Etymology
hierarchical_section_title: History of Wayanad / Etymology
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context_page_description: The recorded history of this district exists only from the 10th century onward. In 930 AD, emperor Erayappa of Ganga Dynasty led his troops to south west of Mysore and after conquering, called it Bayalnad meaning the land of swamps. After Erayappa, his sons Rachamalla and Battunga fought each other for the new kingdom of their father's legacy. Rachamalla was killed and Battunga became the undisputed ruler of Bayalnad. In 12th century AD, Gangas were dethroned from Bayalnad by Kadamba dynasty of North Canara. In 1104 AD Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala invaded Bayalnad followed by Vijayanagara dynasty in 16th century. In 1610 AD, Udaiyar Raja Wadiyar of Mysore drove out Vijayanagara General and became the ruler of Bayalnad and the Nilgiris. Bayalnad is the present Wayanad.
context_section_description: Sultan Bathery was originally called as Hannaredu veethi a kannada word means twelve streets. The name was changed in the 18th century, when Tipu Sultan used the Jain Temple for his armoury (Battery). And thus the town became known as Sultan's Battery, which in Portuguese Malayalam was batheria and late became bathery. But before having the name Sulthan's Bathery, It was called "Ganapathi vattam",
  Which is derived from the presence of the Mahaganapathi temple of the town. 'Vattam' here means area.
caption: The Jain temple located at Wayanad was used as a battery (ammunition store) for Tipu Sulthan's marching armies and hence the town got its name "Sultan's Battery".
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