Nilambur Kingdom

Nilambur Kovilakam നിലമ്പൂര്‍
18th century
Vettekkorumakan temple
Capital	Nilambur
Language(s)	Malayalam, English
Government	Vassal state
History
- Established	Enter start year
- Disestablished	18th century

Nilambur Kingdom or Nilambur Kovilakam was a former Hindu Nambudiri feudal city-state in present day Kerala state, India situated near to the Nilgiri range of the Western Ghats.^[1] The capital of this inland kingdom, vassals of the Zamorins of Calicut, was located 25 kilometers north of Manjeri in present day Malappuram district. Famous Vettakkorumakan Kovil (famous for Pattutsavam) and Nilambur Kovilakam are situated on the banks of Chali river and Nilambur is known for its unique teak plantations and the Teak Museum. The Nilambur – Shoranur Railway Line was built by the British to carry woods and other products from these forests to the outside world.

Nilambur Rubber Estate

The Conolly Teak Plot, named in memory of H.V. Conolly, Malabar District Collector

The area was an ancient tribal settlement, and in Nilambur forests the remains of ancient temples can be found. Cholanaikkans, one of the most primitive tribes in South India and one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes, numbering only 360 in 1991, first contacted in the 1960s, are seen in the Karulai and Chunkathara forest ranges near Nilambur. During the Mysore invasion of Kerala the dynastic rule came to an end.

See also

• Kovilakathumuri
• Moplah Rebellion
• Amarambalam
• Adyanpara Falls

References

1. ^ Balarama Digest, Malayala Manorama group, India, March 24, 2007

External links

• Nilambur Kovilakam
• Nilambur.com tourism site
• Destination details