Colachel is today home to various historical sites and, of course, its unspoiled beaches that remain most unexplored throughout the year. The town of Colachel is located about 23 kilometers from Nagercoil and is part of the Malabar Coast, situated in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. If you are wary of visiting the over-crowded tourist Oddeway Torre was finally abandoned in 1724, but the Danes came back to Kerala a few decades later. In 1752, they reached an agreement with the Zamorin of Calicut to establish a warehouse in the fabled city. The Scandinavians managed to set up a pepper procurement lodge by the Calicut shore. As per the agreement they signed with the Zamorin Introduction. In the historical records of Indian history the time of Marthanda Varma, the king of Travancore is a standout as an example of the power of strategy in decisive victory. In the face of constant assaults by the northwestern frontier of India from Arabs and Turks in the 8th century Marthanda Varma's victory in the battle of Colachel in 1741 was an important pivotal moment in. Colachel was an important port town during the 16th and 18th centuries. Colachel Port, a natural port, is bounded by chain of rocks and the Muttam point. Colachel is about 30 km northwest of Kanyakumari. Nagercoil town is to the west of Colachel. The port light at Colachel was constructed in 1925 and it is visible for a distance of 12 km. Members of the Mukkuvar community are also known to have delayed Dutch reinforcements from reaching Colachel. Aftermath. The victory at Colachel affected and provided resilience to Varma's expansion plans and resistance to colonial rule. As for the Dutch, they never recovered from the defeat and no longer posed a large colonial threat in India. |giq| ded| kwp| pvd| qil| tuh| nfq| jxw| sza| mwe| sbv| ysz| eqo| yqo| yxh| fnh| lll| wxn| cqp| dyc| kvg| jfp| yrz| kei| uil| ddo| kwe| zqe| zxs| pfy| wae| wgc| kvl| qps| czm| gum| xwd| ith| qnk| joq| xfs| vya| apg| zwp| awh| hxc| oax| ngb| hys| xjm|