Kingdom of Tanur

The Kingdom of Tānūr (Malayalam: വെട്ടത്തുനാട്, Veṭṭattunāt - literally "kingdom of light") was a coastal city-state in south-western India that prevailed during the period of Portuguese domination of the Indian Ocean. One of the numerous similar Hindu principalities along the Malabar Coast at the time, Tanur was ruled by a line of Nair rulers claiming Kshatriya status in the Hindu varna order.

Kingdom of Tanur

The Kingdom of Tānūr (Malayalam: വെട്ടത്തുനാട്, Veṭṭattunāt - literally "kingdom of light") was a coastal city-state in south-western India that prevailed during the period of Portuguese domination of the Indian Ocean. One of the numerous similar Hindu principalities along the Malabar Coast at the time, Tanur was ruled by a line of Nair rulers claiming Kshatriya status in the Hindu varna order.