CANNANORE, a seaport town on the west coast of India, in long. 75° 24' E., and lat. 11° 51' N., known to the natives by the name of Kouryal-bandar. In 1871, population 10,265, rainfall 97 inches. It is a military cantonment, and has been known to Europeans from the earliest times. ' Proceeding along the sea-coast, says Bartolomeo, you then arrive at Cannanore, a town with a castle, and subject to the government of queen Collatiri, by the Europeans called Colla stri. This city is of great antiquity, and the king of Collatiri belongs to the first class of the Indian princes. The capital of the kingdom of Cannanore, called also Colanada, lies in the latitude of 11° 50', and is distinguished by the same name. The whole surrounding district, which extends towards the north as far as Mount Delly, is inhabited by the Molandi, who live merely by piracy. These
sea-robbers are mentioned by Pliny, Arrian, Ptolemy, and other ancient authors. They unite themselves to other pirates who reside on the Angedib islands, near Goa, and capture all the small vessels which sail from Goa to Cochin. The huts in which their wives and children live, stand on the eastern side of Mount Delly.' This mountain, which forms a cape or headland, lies in the latitude of 12° 5' ; and here Malabar or Maleala, properly so called, ends. Cannanore is now in British territory, held by a body of European and native soldiers ; it is a place of large trade. There is a fort which was built by the Dutch in 1656, and the cantonment lies to its north. Across the bay from the fort is the quarter occupied by the Mopla race of Maim medans.—Imp. Gaz. ; Voyage to East Indies.