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Purakkad is a
village in
Alappuzha district in the
Indian state of Kerala. The
literal meaning of
Purakkad is "out of forest". The
Battle of
Purakkad...
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first Battle of
Purakkad was
fought in 1746
between the
Indian Kingdom of
Travancore and
combined forces of the
feudal state Odanad. With the defeat...
- Sree Venu
Gopala Swamy Temple,
Purakkad is one of the
oldest Gowda Saraswath temples in the world.[citation needed] The main
deity is Sree Venu Gopala...
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Kerala by
defeating the
powerful Zamorin of
Kozhikode in the
battle of
Purakkad in 1755. The name
Venad is
believed to be
derived from the
Tamil words...
- 1752, the king
annexed Quilon, Kayamkulam, Thekkumkur,
Vadakkumkur and
Purakkad to
Travancore (thereby
delivering a
serious blow to the
commerce of the...
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around 50 CE) is
often identified with the modern-day
coastal town of
Purakkad on the
mouth of the
Pamba River in the
Alappuzha district. This
river is...
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Baladeva Vidyabhushana Kashi Math Sree Venu
Gopala Swamy,
Purakkad Sadh
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organised an
alliance of the
rulers of Kochi, Thekkumkur, Vadakkumkur,
Purakkad, Kollam, and Kayamkulam. Meanwhile, the
princess of
Eledattu Svarupam escaped...
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Kerala by
defeating the
powerful Zamorin of
Calicut in the
battle of
Purakkad in 1755.
Following India's
independence in 1947,
Thiruvananthapuram became...
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opinion of the
Dutch Governor Gollanez the sea
coast between Quilon and
Purakkad which the
Dutch called "Martha" and
which region was
known as Karthikappally...
