Izhathu Mannanars

Izhathu Mannanars was one of the Ezhava royal dynasties that ruled some parts of Malabar in present day Kannur and Calicut district between the 6th and the 12th centuries. Mannanars (means kings or rulers) were title bestowed to this royal family, muthedathu Aramanakkal family. Chirakkal was headquarters of this dynasty. Female members were called machiyaars. They believed to follow Buddhism as the religion. This Family maintained their royal status (not Buddhist heritage) even after brahmanization of Kerala.cite web|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=07Y3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=Mannanar&source=web&ots=zGe8WSINDh&sig=01khfnK2KBO4Qp8uZemmeX0u6do&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA32,M1|title=Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia, Page 31,32|work=Bardwell L. Smith|publisher=BRILL Publishers|Year=1976|ISBN=9004045104|accessdate=July 29, 2008-04] cite web|url=http://www.cds.edu/download_files/338.pdf|title=Customs, law, family system in 19th Century Malaba|work=Praveena Kodoth|publisher=CDS Publishers|Year=1997|accessdate=July 29, 2008-04] cite web|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZPpUY4V-XN4C&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Mannanar++Malabar&source=web&ots=-TObtKwgG4&sig=GUIYMyJWVGD5CksBay2nuNxujLk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result|title=Nambutiris: Notes on Some of the People of Malabar|work=F. Fawcett, Fawsett Fred, Florence|publisher=Asian Educational Services|Year=2001|ISBN=8120615751|accessdate=July 29, 2008-04] cite web|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=9mR2QXrVEJIC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=Mannanar++Malabar&source=web&ots=KFlNwab3k8&sig=Ncw53eiw1goWTefsvF19hdbMRrQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA125,M1|title=Malabar Manual|work=William Logan|publisher=Asian Educational Services|Year=1996|ISBN=8120604466|accessdate=July 29, 2008-04]

ee Also

* Ezhava caste
* Chekavar A warrior sect of ezhavas from Kerala.

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