Thirunavaya War
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| Thirunavaya War | |||||||
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| Part of Samoothiri Conquest | |||||||
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| Samoothiri Kingdom | Kingdoms of Perumpadappu, Walluvanad | ||||||
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| ? | ? | ||||||
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Thirunavaya War was a series of battles between the Saamoothiri Raja and the kingdoms of Perumpadappu and Walluvanad.
The Saamoothiri was successful in capturing Thirunavaya and he styled himself as Rakshapurusha ("Protector of the People").
The grudges held by the defeated princes was the foundation of the Mamankam festival, where blood feuds would be resolved by Chavers (suicide squads composed of Nair warriors from kingdoms).
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