About Arakkal Palace Kannur Fort :
Arakkal Palace is just 3 kilometers from the town of Kannur. It is a famous Fort owned by the Arakkal Family that had been the only Muslim Royal Family in Kerala, and they were the rulers of the coastal Kerala as well as parts of the Lakswadeep Island.The Arakkal family followed the Matrimonial descent; by this method the members of the family were given in marriage to the other members so that the family property is not flown out and in order to retain the ancestral property of the family.They followed the patriarchal system and the male members of the family were the supreme head and the females had to take their permission before they did any task. This was the rule and everyone followed it. The male rulers were usually called the Ali Rajahs and the female queens were known as the Arakkal Beevis.