Chandragiri River
Chandragiri River Perumpuzha Kodagu District, India | |
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• coordinates | 12.45495°N, 75.67224°E |
• elevation | 1290m |
Mouth | Arabian Sea |
• location | Near Thalangara, Kasaragod, India |
• coordinates | 12°28′25″N 74°59′04″E / 12.4737°N 74.9845°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Kudumbur River |
The Chandragiri River or Payaswini also known as the Perumpuzha River,[1][2][3] is the longest river in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. The River Is A Historical Treasure Of Chemnad. It was named after the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.[5][6][7]
The river originates in the
History
The Chandragiri or Perumpuzha River is considered the traditional boundary between the
In 16th-century Portuguese geographies, the Chandragiri River is called the "Rio Cangerecora", and identified as the boundary between the "province of Canará" (Kannada-speaking coastal south Karnataka, vassal of "Bisnaga", Vijayanagara Empire) and the independent kingdoms of "Malabar" (Kerala).[9] [10]
The 17th-century Chandragiri Fort is located on the river.
Course
The Chandragiri River originates from the northern slopes of the
Tributaries
The River Chandragiri's largest tributary is the Kudumbur River, which joins the Payaswini on its left bank east of Chattanchal.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b S. Jayashanker (2001). Temples of Kasaragod District. Controller of Publications. p. 4.
- ^ a b Adoor K. K. Ramachandran Nair (1986). Kerala State Gazetteer. State Editor, Kerala Gazetteers. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Namboothiri Rulers (Naaduvaazhikal)". www.namboothiri.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Kasaragod Rivers". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook - Kodagu District 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations-Karnataka. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook - Dakshina Kannada District 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations-Karnataka. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook - Kasaragod District 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations-Kerala. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Bhatt, P. Gururaja (1969). Antiquities of South Kanara. Prabhakara Press. p. 2.
- ^ João de Barros (1552) Decadas da Asia, Dec. I, Bk.9, ch.1, p.296
- ^ Duarte Barbosa (c.1518) Book of Duarte Barbosa, 1918 trans., v.1, p.196
- ^ "Draft Map" (PDF). keralaczma.gov.in. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.