Bekal Fort stands at the confluence of land and sea. Located in the district of Kasaragod, the northernmost district of Kerala, it is an impressive edifice spread over 40 acres.
The fort is believed to have been in existence from the beginning of the rule of Chirakkal Rajas, the rulers of the Kolathiri Kingdom of North Malabar, the northernmost part of the state of Kerala. The fort’s construction is attributed to the beginning of Kolathiri rule because it was the tradition in those days to built large forts for defense purposes. The eminent historian K. P. Padmanabha Menon suggests in his work ‘Kerala History’ the probable connection between Bekal Fort and the Kolathiri royal family according to seniority:
The senior-most male member of the family, the ruling king, was referred to as Kolathiri or Kolathiri Raja. The first person in the line of succession was known as Thekkelamkur. His residence was the fort in Vadakara. The next in the line of succession was referred to as Vadakkelamkur. He was in charge of a fort called Vekkolath Fort. Bekal Fort, according to Menon, is probably a corruption of Vekkolath (Bekkolath) Fort.
Many believe that Bekal Fort was built by Shivappa Nayaka of Bednoor, the ruler of a Karnataka kingdom. However, some believe that the forts Bekal and Chandragiri (another fort near Kasaragod) belonged to the Chirakkal Rajas and Shivappa Nayaka rebuilt them in 1650s or 1660s after he conquered the area. This is the opinion expressed by historian H. A. Stuart in his work ‘Handbook of South Canara’, published in 1985.
The Ramakshatriyas who are nowadays found in and around Kasaragod are believed to have been brought by the Nayakas to guard the fort. They are locally known as Koteyar, probably a corruption of the word koteyavaru meaning ‘people belonging to the fort’. The Kolathiri Rajas and Nayakas continued to fight for the possession of Bekal Fort. But later Hyder Ali came to power in Mysore (Karnataka area). He conquered large areas that included the Bekal Fort also.
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