Eranad
Ernad | |
|---|---|
Erstwhile Province | |
      Clockwise from top: Manjeri city, Chaliyar River at Areekode, Conolly's plot at Nilambur, Maha Kavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Smarakam at Kondotty, Kadalundi River estuary at Vallikkunnu, Karuvarakundu | |
  Eranad Location in Kerala, India  Eranad Eranad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°07′09″N 76°07′11″E / 11.119198°N 76.119631°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Taluk Headquarters | Manjeri |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-10, KL-71 & KL-84 |
Eranad also known as Ernad refers to the erstwhile province in the midland area of Malabar, consisting of Malappuram and nearby regions such as Anakkayam, Manjeri, Kondotty, Nilambur, etc. Currently Eranad Taluk is a Taluk in Malappuram district. Eranad was ruled by a Samanthan Nair clan known as Eradis, similar to the Vellodis of neighbouring Valluvanad and Nedungadis of Nedunganad. The rulers of Eranad were known by the title Eralppad/Eradi. They also used the title Thirumulpad.[citation needed]
Ernad had two capitals during various times, Nediyiruppu, in Kondotty under Chera rule,[1] and Kottappadi, in Malappuram under Zamorin rule. Present-day Ernad taluk headquarters is at Manjeri. The Ernad Taluk under British Malabar District was the land between two rivers, Chaliyar and Kadalundi River.[2] On west it was bound by the Nilgiri Mountains. It was the largest Taluk in Malabar District.[3] It had included the whole of present-day Eranad Taluk, Nilambur Taluk, Kondotty Taluk, Tirurangadi Taluk, and two villages in Tirur Taluk (Kottakkal and Ponmala), and three villages in present-day Kozhikode Taluk, (Feroke, Ramanattukara, and Kadalundi).[4]
- ^ K. V. Krishna Iyer, Zamorins of Calicut: From the earliest times to AD 1806. Calicut: Norman Printing Bureau, 1938.
- ^ Logan, William (2010). Malabar Manual (Volume-I). New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 631–666. ISBN 9788120604476.
- ^ 1951 census handbook - Malabar district (PDF). Chennai: Government of Madras. 1953. pp. 1–2.
- ^ Presidency, Madras (India (1915). Madras District Gazetteers, Statistical Appendix For Malabar District (Vol.2 ed.). Madras: The Superintendent, Government Press. p. 20. Retrieved 2 December 2020.