EVEN before the Kunjali Marakkars and Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji rose to prominence as freedom fighters in Malabar, Valiya Hassan (also known as Baliya Hassan) played a pivotal role in resisting the Portuguese. A key leader of the Arakkal dynasty, he served as the trusted lieutenant and military commander of Arakkal Ali Raja, earning the title 'Captain of the Arakkal Dynasty'. As 2025 marks the 500th anniversary of Valiya Hassan's martyrdom, the movement to recognise his contributions is gaining momentum.
Hassan was captured and executed by the Portuguese at the St Angelo Fort in Kannur on January 7, 1525, just two weeks after Vasco da Gama's death on December 24, 1524, during the rule of Henrique de Meneses, son of the notorious pirate Don Duarte de Meneses.
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