Chavers) to kill the king of Calicut during the Mamankam and the Thaippuyam festivals and recover the long-lost right. According to historians, "... the caver of Valluvanatu died fighting to avenge the death or defeat of their master and died fighting regularly at Tirunavaya for a long period. It means that the caver died fighting at Tirunavaya even after many generations. Thus it takes the form of blood feud ..." Notes from historian K. V. Krishna Ayyar Brahmin Raja of Tirumanasseri ceded Ponnani to the zamorin as the price for his protection from Valluvanad and Perumpatappu (Cochin) . Tradition says that the zamorin, despair for success at Tirunavaya, sought divine help by propitiating the Tirumandhamkunnu Bhagavati . Malappuram, on the road between Calicut and Vellattiri's headquarters, was entrusted by the zamorin a member of Varakkal Paranampi's family (Malappuram Paranampi) . Nilambur was placed under Taccharakkavu Eralan, and Vallappanattukara under Tarakkal Eroma Menon (the commander of Chunganad) and Manjeri under the Karanappad . Kariyur Mussad (the Brahmin minister and general of Vellattiri) was captured and put to death at Pataparamba and his lands (the Tens Kalams and Pantalur) were occupied . Mysore's Invasion The country marked as "Valluvanad Proper" in the Company records was the sole remaining territory under the control of the Valluvanad "Raja" (chieftain) at the time of the Mysorean invasion of Kerala. The chieftain and his family fled to Travancore. According to the ancient laws of Kerala, many Nair chiefs and Nairs were liable to follow the Valluvanad chieftain in battles. These chiefs were allowed hold their land without paying revenue or tribute to the chieftain. Mysore rulers destroyed this custom. Grants were made of the lands to the temples, and to the Brahmins, all which lands were by the sultans brought to account in the revenue (the lands were taken from the Brahmins) At the time of the Mysore conquest the following amsams (of the 1887 Valluvanad and Ernad taluks, the Valluvanad Proper) remained to Vellattiri Angadipuram Perinthalmanna Melattur Keezhattur Pallippuram Mankada Arakkuparamba chettanallur Puzhakkattiri Valambur Karyavattam Nenmini Kodur Pang Kolathur Kuruvambalam Pulamanthole Elamkulam Vettattur Kottopadam Arakurissi Tachampara Anamangad Paral Chembrasseri Pandikkad The following regions (known as Valluvanad-zamorin) were controlled the zamorin of Calicut ("latest acquisition" by zamorin from Vellattiri) Tuvvur Thiruvizhamkunnu Thenkara Kumaramputhur Karimpuzha Thachanattukara Aliparamba Takeover by the English East India Company By the treaty of Seringapatam (1792), Tipu Sultan ceded half of his territories,