Poovar was a trading centre of timber, sandalwood, ivory and spices. It is believed that ships owned by King Solomon of Israel landed in Ophir, which is identified by some sources as Poovar,[2][3] The village was one of the ancient Muslim settlements along the western coast of India. The central mosque in Poovar was built by Malik Deenar, an eighth century Muslim preacher. During the reign of the Chola dynasty, Poovar was a major port. The explorer Megasthenes, Roman writer Pliny the Elder and Venetian traveller Marco Polo mention connections with Greece and Rome.[citation needed]
The origin of the name "Poovar" has a story related to Marthanda Varma. Before that it was called Pokkumoosapuram. There were a merchant named Pokku Moosa Maraikkar who lived in Poovar during the 18th century in a house called Kallaraickal Tharavad, which many times gave shelter to Marthanda Varma (1706–58), king of Travancore from his enemies.Pokku Moosa Maraikkar is believed to have migrated from Malabar somewhere around Kozhikode for trade and finally settled in Poovar.He is believed to be in the lineage of Kunjali Maraikkars.Poovar also had trade relations with international markets at this time as well as a well trained army and some ships. At the Battle of Colachel and Battle of Kayamkulam the forces of Kallaraickal assisted the Travancore army against the Dutch East India Company during the Travancore–Dutch War.[citation needed]
During internal riots in Travancore and while escaping from the Ettuveetil Pillamar (Lords of the Eight Houses), the king reached Poovar. It was a spring season and the trees on either sides of the Neyyar were full of flowers. These flowers fell into the river making it more attractive. On seeing this pleasant scenery, Marthanda Varma commented that this was poo-var, a conjunction of the Malayalam words for "flower" and "river".[4]
^Nadar, G. Krishnan (2001). History of Kerala. Learners' Book House. p. 41.
^Menon, Rekha (1961). Cultural Profiles. Inter-National Cultural Centre. p. 1.
^Murickan, Jose (1991). Religion and power structure in rural India: a study of two fishing villages in Kerala : Poovar, Sakthikulangara. Rawat Publications. p. 43. ISBN9788170331179.
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poovar, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2011, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Poovar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Poovar is a tourist town in Neyyattinkara tehsil in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state South India This village is almost at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram while the next village Pozhiyoor marks the end of Kerala PoovarTownPoovar beachPoovarLocation in Kerala IndiaShow map of KeralaPoovarPoovar India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 8 19 3 N 77 4 17 E 8 31750 N 77 07139 E 8 31750 77 07139Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictThiruvananthapuramLanguages OfficialMalayalam EnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationKL 20 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 References 4 External linksGeography editPoovar lies very close to Vizhinjam a natural harbour The beach of Pozhiyoor named Pozhikkara is located near Poovar The 56 km Neyyar River passes through Neyyattinkara Taluk into the Arabian Sea near Poovar 1 History editPoovar was a trading centre of timber sandalwood ivory and spices It is believed that ships owned by King Solomon of Israel landed in Ophir which is identified by some sources as Poovar 2 3 The village was one of the ancient Muslim settlements along the western coast of India The central mosque in Poovar was built by Malik Deenar an eighth century Muslim preacher During the reign of the Chola dynasty Poovar was a major port The explorer Megasthenes Roman writer Pliny the Elder and Venetian traveller Marco Polo mention connections with Greece and Rome citation needed The origin of the name Poovar has a story related to Marthanda Varma Before that it was called Pokkumoosapuram There were a merchant named Pokku Moosa Maraikkar who lived in Poovar during the 18th century in a house called Kallaraickal Tharavad which many times gave shelter to Marthanda Varma 1706 58 king of Travancore from his enemies Pokku Moosa Maraikkar is believed to have migrated from Malabar somewhere around Kozhikode for trade and finally settled in Poovar He is believed to be in the lineage of Kunjali Maraikkars Poovar also had trade relations with international markets at this time as well as a well trained army and some ships At the Battle of Colachel and Battle of Kayamkulam the forces of Kallaraickal assisted the Travancore army against the Dutch East India Company during the Travancore Dutch War citation needed During internal riots in Travancore and while escaping from the Ettuveetil Pillamar Lords of the Eight Houses the king reached Poovar It was a spring season and the trees on either sides of the Neyyar were full of flowers These flowers fell into the river making it more attractive On seeing this pleasant scenery Marthanda Varma commented that this was poo var a conjunction of the Malayalam words for flower and river 4 References edit India9 com Retrieved on 1 July 2008 Nadar G Krishnan 2001 History of Kerala Learners Book House p 41 Menon Rekha 1961 Cultural Profiles Inter National Cultural Centre p 1 Murickan Jose 1991 Religion and power structure in rural India a study of two fishing villages in Kerala Poovar Sakthikulangara Rawat Publications p 43 ISBN 9788170331179 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poovar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poovar amp oldid 1180549470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
