Kollannur
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The Kollanoor, Kollanore or Kollannur is widely known Saint Thomas Christian family name.[1] They originated in and around Palayoor, a village near Chavakkad in Thrissur District in Kerala, India and many migrated to Kunnamkulam.
History
[edit]The men from this family had successfully resisted Tipu Sultan from conquering the Cochin Kingdom.
Surnames
[edit]Predominantly, the clan members are Christians. They claim to belong to Astagrihas ( അഷ്ടഗൃഹങ്ങൾ prominent 8 Families evangelized by Thomas the Apostle).[2] However, no genetic evidence of this is available and St Thomas Christian populations are shown to have higher ASI genetic content than other caste Hindus such as Namboodiris and Nairs. Moreover, their conversion and changed dietary habits would have caused these members to be excommunicated (bhrashtu) from the community or death by pain by the sword wielding communities of the Malabar coast. Some of the genetic samples surveyed do have Middle Eastern or Jewish ancestry.
During an assault by Tippu Sultan in Kunnamkulam, the men (except the firstborns, who were considered as legal heirs) were sent to fight with Sultan's army and was brutally killed in the battleground which is now known as "Kollanoor Chantha" ( കൊള്ളന്നുർ ചന്ത ) near Perumpilavu. They refused conversion and became martyrs. The rest of the family members were rescued by Cochin Kingdom and were relocated in and around Thrissur in areas such as Palayoor, Kunnamkulam, Pazhanji, Velapaya, Avanoor, Koonamoochi, Parappur, Mattom, Kechery,etc.
Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II who was the 91st reigning Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church belongs to Kollanoor family from Mangad.
This family is not to be confused with the Hindu Kollanoor clan as any converts would have been Bhrashtu or ex-communicated from Hindu families.
Notable people
[edit]Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II 91st Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]1. Aithihyamaala by Kottarathil Sankunny
2. Keralathile christyanikal by Idamaruku.
3. Mooleppat-Kollannur charithram by Mathew-ittoop
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