Kannur is located in the northern part of Kerala and is supposed to draw its name from two Malayalam words, Kannan meaning Krishna and Ur meaning place. Thus the place associates itself with Lord Krishna. The name Cannonore is the angilicised version of Kannur.
The history of the district is traced back to the Neolithic age (there are rock cut caves and megalithic burial sites of that time). During the second stint of the Chera rulers in Kerala, the Kannur district formed part of their empire. The capital was at Mahodayapuram. During this time, another kingdom, Mooshaka, was flourishing in the Chirakkal and Kasaragod areas and by 14th century they established themselves well. The kingdom of Mooshaka now came to be known as Kolathunad and the rulers were called Kolathiris. The power of the Kolathiris in the north Kerala had risen to the extent that they became a rival of the Zamorins of Kozhikode.
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