chiefdom was disestablished in 1793 with the British East India Company taking over its management directly, and the hereditary ruling family settling for a pension arrangement. Variations of the name Valluvanad - Valluvanadu - Valluvanatu - Valluvanat - Walluvanad - Walluvanatu. Swaroopam (Svarupam) - Arangottu (Aarangottu) Vellattiri - Vellatiri - Velatra - Velnatera Official names Official name of the kingdom - the Kingdom of Vellattiri Official title of the Raja - Vallabha Raja (in the treaty with English) Sanskrit name Vallabhakshoni Hereditary title Rajasekhara (or Rayaran/Irayira Chekaran or Irayiravar) Rajasekhara and his son Vellan Kumaran (inscription) Irayaran Chattan, the utaiyavar of Valluvanatu, in Jewish Copper Plates (1000 CE) Headquarters The headquarters of Valluvanad was Angadipuram, a suburb of present day Perinthalmanna, which is now famous for its Thirumandhamkunnu Temple. The guardian deity of the Valluvanad royal family was Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavati at Thirumandhamkunnu Temple . Family origin The house/dynasty that had hereditary control over the region (in the north) was known as the Arangottu Swaroopam, possibly because the original home of the family was at Arangode (Arangottukara) along Bharathappuzha river near present-day Shoranur . Another possible location for the original home of the family is in the present Kuruva-Makkaraparamba area. There is an Arangottu Siva temple as well there. Kuruva was a part of Valluvanad kingdom while Arangottukara was a part of Nedunganad kingdom. Kuruva is situated near Mankada, where the Kovilakam of Valluvanad royal family known as Mankada Kovilakam exists. Kadampuzha, and Tirunavaya are also located near Kuruva. History An entity in south Kerala The Huzur Office Copper Plates (865 CE) (also known as the Parthivapuram plates) mention Valluvanad as a region within the Ay kingdom. Eraniel in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu is also stated as being within this region. The plates refer to Karunandadakan (having the title of "Sree Vallabhan") and the establishment of the temple at Parthivasekharapuram (Shri Parthasarathy Temple at Parthivapuram in the Kanyakumari district). Inscriptions at the Shiva temple at Thiruvotriyur (late 10th century) describing the life of Vellan Kumaran states that he is from a place called "Nandikkarai Puttur" (present-day Thirunandikkara), and is the son of the Valluvanad chieftain ('valabha rashtra natha') Rajasekhara. Vellan Kumaran is described as a commander in the Chola army in the famous Battle of Takkolam (948-49 CE) and considered a close confidante of Chola prince Rajaditya. A district in Central Kerala within the Chera Perumal kingdom Valluvanad was one of