Venadu, also romanised as Venad, was a medieval state located between the Western Ghat Mountains and the Arabian Sea, at the south-western tip of India, with its traditional capital at the port city of Kollam (Quilon). It was one of the major principalities of present-day Kerala, along with the states of Kannur (Kolathunadu), Kozhikode (ruled by the Samoothiris), and Kochi (Perumpadappu), during the medieval and early modern periods.
Venadu, also romanised as Venad, was a medieval state located between the Western Ghat Mountains and the Arabian Sea, at the south-western tip of India, with its traditional capital at the port city of Kollam (Quilon). It was one of the major principalities of present-day Kerala, along with the states of Kannur (Kolathunadu), Kozhikode (ruled by the Samoothiris), and Kochi (Perumpadappu), during the medieval and early modern periods.
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