The Sultan Ali Raja or Ali Raja[1] or Adi Raja was the title of the Muslim king of Arakkal kingdom from the sixteenth to early nineteenth century.
Arakkal dynasty
editReigning rajas and beevis
edit- Ali Raja Ali I (1545–1591)
- Ali Raja Abubakar I (1591–1607)
- Ali Raja Abubakar II (1607–1610)
- Ali Raja Muhammad Ali I (1610–1647)
- Ali Raja Muhammad Ali II (1647–1655)
- Ali Raja Qamal (1655–1656)
- Ali Raja Muhammad Ali III (1656–1691)
- Ali Raja Ali II (1691–1704)
- Ali Raja Hamza I (1704–1720)
- Ali Raja Muhammad Ali IV (1720–1728)
- Ali Raja Beevi Harra Sultana (1728–1732)
- Ali Raja Beevi Junuma Sultana I (1732–1745)
- Ali Raja Kunhi Hamza II (1745–1777)
- Ali Raja Beevi Junuma Sultana II (1777–1819)
Heads of the Arakkal dynasty since 1819
edit- Arakkal Beevi Mariam Sultana (1819–1838)
- Arakkal Beevi Hayasha Sultana (1838–1852)
- Sultan Abdul Rahman I Ali Raja (1852–1870)
- Sultan Musa Ali Raja (1870–1899)
- Sultan Muhammad Ali Raja V (1899–1907)
- Arakkal Beevi Imbichi Sultana(1907–1911)
- Sultan Ahmad Ali Raja (1911–1921)
- Arakkal Beevi Ayesha Sultana I (1921–1931)
- Sultan Abdul Rahman Ali Raja (1931–1946)
- Arakkal Beevi Mariam Sultana (1946–1947)
- Sultan Hamza Ali Raja (1981–1998)
- Arakkal Beevi Habiba Sultana (1998–2006)
- Arakkal Beevi Zainaba Ayesha Sultana II (2006–2018)
- Arakkal Beevi Habiba Sultana II (2018-2019)[2]
- Arakkal Beevi Mariam Sultana II (2019-2021) [3][4]
- Arakkal Sultan Hameed Hussain Ali Raja (2021-present).[2]
See also
edit- Arakkal Museum
- Keyi family
- Kannur Fort - (St. Angelo Fort)
- List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
- Mysore invasion of Kerala
References
edit- ↑ Athira, Lakshmi (9 December 2024). "Arakkal bell continues to resonate with the legacy of Kerala's sole Muslim dynasty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Head of Arakkal family, Arakkal Sultan Adiraja Mariyumma, passes away". @mathrubhumi. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Staff, Maktoob (29 November 2021). "Kerala: Arakkal Beevi passes away at 87". Maktoob media. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Arakkal Beevi Adiraja Mariyumma no more". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 2 April 2026.