Kunjali Marakkar

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

^ "Maritime Heritage - Join Indian Navy | Government of India". www.joinindiannavy.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ Singh, Arun Kumar (11 February 2017). "Give Indian Navy its due". The Asian Age. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[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.

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