The Mangaluru seaport is situated at the mouth of two rivers one from the north Phalguni/Gurupura and the Nethravathi.?? Mangalore also Kodial by Konkans, Kudla by the native Tuluvas, and Maikala by the Beary Muslim community.

In earlier times, it was named as Manjarur by Alupas, as Queen Balla Devi was a staunch devote of Kadire Manjunatha (Kadri Manjunatha).?? Travelers like Ibn Batuta (1334 CE) and Rashidduin (1300CE) recorded Manjaruru in their travel accounts. The famous Kadire Manjunatha?? was installed by Alupas under the guidance by Nath, follower of the sage, Macchendranath.

Majaruru was key trading ports across the western coast of the Indian subcontinent more than 2000 years ago.

Till the Portuguese arrived, this port was ruled by many Kingdoms from the Maurya dynasty to the Keladi dynasty of the Ghat region.?? In 1623 Pietro Della Valle an Italian traveler visited and met the Queen of Ullal (Rani Abbakadevi Chowta) and he anchored his ship at this port.?? It was later annexed by the Mysore Kingdom and British India respectively.?? The Sultans of Srirangapatna (Mysore) preferred the name ???Kodiala Bunder??? for the port located near Bokkapatna.?? The port was used to ferry goods and passengers to Lakshadweep island and middle east countries.?? Presently, fishing has become the main activity of this harbor.

The Portuguese travelers recorded Mangalore as one of five pepper exporting ports of Malabar.

Rice was also a grand article of export to Muscat, Bombay, Goa, and Malabar.?? Supari (betelnut) was also an important export and was sent to Surat, Bombay, and Kutch.?? The chief imports according to merchants, were blue cotton cloths from Surat, Kachchh, and Madras as mentioned in Francis Buchanan Journey of 1800-01..

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