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ARAYANKULANGARA NAIR

He belongs to the traditional Nair family in northern Kerala and was one of the ministers of Kolathiri. Some of his family members joined the marine force of Kolathiri who wished to maintain the naval force for his kingdom. the People, who joined in naval force of Kolathiri, are equally considered as "KSHATRIYA" and called "ARAYA". Now the people, called Araya, can be seen in coastal areas in Kerala(mostly in Trivandrum, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, and Kannur districts). It is said that Arayankulangara Nair was converted to Islam and built the Arakkal kingdom in the 12th or 13th century, the kingdom was the only one Muslim royal clan in Kerala.