Onattukara

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kayamkulam, 690506 Kerela
Added by Jopie, at 01 January 2020

Onattukara (also known as Odanadu, Onadu, Kayankulam and Kallikoilon) was a feudal state in late medieval Kerala. Onattukara later became the part of Travancore (after King Marttanda Varma's northern expedition) and was composed of the present day Taluks of Mavelikara, Karthikapally, Chenganur in Alappuzha district and Karunagapally in Kollam district. Kayankulam was the capital of the Odanadu, which held an equal position with Venad before the formation of Travancore. Onattukara was controlled by several Nair lords among them ruler of Kayamkulam was the most prominent.

The name Onattukara is even today officially used for one of the many revenue villages included in Mavelikara Taluk.

Eruva Sreekrishna swamy temple located 2 km north kayamkulam town is one of the important place in Onattukara. The capital of Onattukara kingdom was at Kandiyoor-Mattom in Mavelikkara. Later the capital was shifted to Krishnapuram near Kayamkulam. After this shift the commercial capital of Onattukara became Kayamkulam. The cultural capital of Onattukara was Mavelikkara

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