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Rani Abbakka ChowtaAbhaya Rani of Ullal

In 1555, by Portuguese records, she beat back a fleet under Dom Álvaro da Silveira at Ullal, and went on defying Portuguese Goa for decades.

fl. 1550s–1570s CE

The full life
1The Chowtas were Jains and followed succession through the female line.Rani Abbakka Chowta · The people
2She refused the Portuguese cartaz (sea pass) and tribute.Rani Abbakka Chowta · The Portuguese
3She allied with the Zamorin of Calicut.Rani Abbakka Chowta · The Zamorin of Calicut
4The Coast Guard ship ICGS Rani Abbakka was commissioned in 2012.Rani Abbakka Chowta
5India Post issued a stamp in her honour in 2023.Rani Abbakka Chowta

Sources for these facts

  • Décadas da Ásia (Diogo do Couto)
  • Tulu paddana ballads

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