Farrukhi – A capital shortlived
Posted by Labels: Calicut capital, Farokhi, Feroke - Tipu, Ferokhabad, Mysore SultansTipu Sultan’s new Malabar Capital and the Farrukhi mint
There is some mystery involved
in the town of Feroke, and its antiquity boasts of it being the capital of Tipu’s
Malabar, though quite short lived. The first hint of the town’s name comes from
Tipu’s own writings about his dreams, where he mentions of a particular dream
involving white elephants (and later, a second one dealing with a bear) from
China while returning from Farrukhi (near Calicut) and camped near Salamabad
(Satyamangalam near Coimbatore). More precisely, in history it is named as
Paramukku, a desam in Beypore amsham about 6 miles distant from Calicut town
wherein 1788 Tipu apparently built a fort and projected the founding of a new
capital. It is indeed cryptic and we have only very little information on the
establishment of Feroke and its instilment as a Malabar capital in the amsam of
Nelluru. Let’s take a look at what we have.