Early in the 9th century A.D., the Cheras re-established their political
supremacy in Kerala under Kulasekhara Varman. This second line of
Chera emperors ruled till 1102 A.D with their capital at Mahodayapuram.
The bulk of the area, comprising of the present Kannurdistrict, seems
to have been included in this empire. A separate line of rulers known
as the Mooshaka kings held sway over Chirakkal and Kasaragod areas
(Kolathunad) with their capital near Mount Eli. It is not clear whether
this line of rulers were attached to Mahodayapura fi or whether they
ruled as an independant line of kings in their own right. By the 14th
century A.D., the old Mooshaka kingdom had come to be knownas Kolathunad
and the rulers known as Kolathiris and had come into prominence in
north Kerala.
The Kolathiris were a power to reckon with at the time of the arrival
of the portuguese towards the end of the 15th century .They were political
and commercial rivals of the Zamorins of Kozhikkode.
During the medieval age, several Arab scholars visited the west coast.
Baliapatam, Srikantapuram, Dhharrnadom, Bekal and Mount Eli (Ezhimala)
are s ome of the places. which figure prominently in their travelogues.
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