Kunjali Marakkar

For other uses, see Kunjali Marakkar (disambiguation).

A metallic bust of Kunjali Marakkar III
Bust of the third Kunjali Marakkar at Visakha Museum, Andhra Pradesh.

Kunjali Marakkar was the title inherited by the Admiral of the fleet of the King Samoothiri / Zamorin, the King of 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
  1. ^ "Maritime Heritage - Join Indian Navy | Government of India". www.joinindiannavy.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ Singh, Arun Kumar (11 February 2017). "Give Indian Navy its due". The Asian Age. Retrieved 6 March 2020.