For other uses, see Kunjali Marakkar (disambiguation).
Bust of the third Kunjali Marakkar at Visakha Museum, Andhra Pradesh.
Kunjali Marakkar (alternatively spelled Kunhali Marakkar) was the title inherited by the Admiral of the fleet of the Samoothiri / Zamorin, the king of Kozhikode / Calicut, in present-day Kerala, India. There were four Marakkars whose war tactics defended against the Portuguese invasion from 1520 to 1600. The Kunjali Marakkars are credited with organizing the first naval defense of the Indian coast.[1][2]
Inscriptions on the Kunjali Marakkar Memorial at Kottakkal, Vatakara
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