however, the area of the kingdom declined. As a Dutch map of AD1743 indicates, the boundaries are; West: Vembanadu Lake; Place includes: Kumarakom, Eara, Neelamperoor, Kidangara, Muttar, Neerettupuram, Niranam South: Place includes: Budhanur, Puliyur, Parumala, Chengannur, Aranmula, Kozhanchery, Ayirur, Ranni East: Place includes: Mukkoottuthara, Erumeli, Kannimala, Chotty, Thidanad, Meenachil North: Place includes: Palai, Lalam, Koodallur, Kanakkary, Athiranpuzha Historian K.N Gopala Pillai, Kuruppum Veettil is written of the country's borders in his historical novel "Thekkumkur Rani". He said that Purakkad belonged to Thekkumur and was an important trading center of the country. Separation of Poonjar Provinance It is believed that a branch of the Pandyan dynasty who had to flee in the 12th century after a dispute over Madurai; later sold their possessions and established a kingdom. Pandya king, Manavikrama Kulasekhara Perumal who came from Madurai and later settled in Ettumanur. Udaya Kulasekara of the Pandya dynasty was revealed the locals the intent of the robbers who came to loot Ettumanur Siva temple in the early 15th century. In the congregation that followed Udaya Kulasekara Perumal of Pandya king made the covenant with Kotha Varman Manikandan of Thekkumkur in AD 1419 at Thaliyanthanapuram. Thekkumkur king summoned the local governing councils and locals at Thaliyil Temple to understand their minds about the covenant. According to the covenant with Kotha Varman and Manavikraman of Pandya dynasty; the Poonjar kingdom was acquired by giving a certain amount of gold and undefined emeralds to the Thekkumkur This is a treaty document on the rise of the Poonjar kingdom. KP Padmanabha Menon writes in the Malabar histories about the authentic account of the country exchange treaties held at the Mukha mandapam of Thaliyil Siva temple. Rulers of Thekkumkur Ilayaraja Vimbileeswaran of Vempally Palace: 1103 - 1150 C.E.; Founder of Thekkumkur Dynasty. Eravi Manikandan Varman: 1150 - 1180 C.E.; Mentioned in Aithihyamala of Kottarathil Sankunni; Rajarshi; Built Manikandapuram temple at Vakathanam. Kumaran Iyakan Manikandan: 1300 C.E.; Mentioned in Tiruvalla copper plates (Thiruvalla Grandhavari). Rama Varman Manikandan: 1350 - 1378 C.E.; Mentioned in the oldest literary in Malayalam language Unnuneeli Sandesam (sandesa kavyam). Kotha Varman Manikandan: 1408 - 1440 C.E.; Made a covenant to sold the possessions to Udaya Kulasekara Perumal of Pandya king to establish the Poonjar dynasty. Adithya Varman Manikandan: 1520 - 1555 C.E.; Built Thazhathangady Pally on the bank of Meenachil River. Eravi Varman Manikandan: 1555 - 1579 C.E.; Younger brother of Adithya Varman. Goda