page_title: History of Kannur
hierarchical_section_title: History of Kannur
caption_attribution_description: English: Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, the ruler of Kottayam Kingdom, Near Thalassery, Kerala. The leader foremost people uprising against the British in India. മലയാളം: കേരളത്തിൽ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ്‌ സാമ്രാജ്യത്തിനെതിരെ ആദ്യം യുദ്ധം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച നാട്ടുരാജാക്കന്മാരിലൊരാളായിരുന്ന കേരളവർമ്മ പഴശ്ശിരാജ.
context_page_description: Kannur is sometimes identified Kolathunadu, which was ruled by the Kolathiris. In the 12th and 13th centuries there was trade with Persia and Arabia.
  It served as the British military headquarters on India's west coast until 1887. In conjunction with her sister city, Tellicherry, it was the third largest city on the western coast of British India in the 18th century after Bombay and Karachi.
context_section_description: Kannur is sometimes identified Kolathunadu, which was ruled by the Kolathiris. In the 12th and 13th centuries there was trade with Persia and Arabia.
  It served as the British military headquarters on India's west coast until 1887. In conjunction with her sister city, Tellicherry, it was the third largest city on the western coast of British India in the 18th century after Bombay and Karachi.
caption: Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
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