| As Kozhikode offered full freedom and security, the Arab and the Chinese merchants preferred it to all other ports. |
| In 1765, Mysore captured Kozhikode as part of its occupation of the Malabar Coast. |
| Although the city's official name is Kozhikode, in English it is sometimes known by its anglicised version, Calicut. |
| The fort most likely lent its name to Koyil Kotta the precursor to Kozhikode. |
| Krishna Iyer, the rise of Kozhikode is at once a cause and a consequence of Samoothiri's ascendancy in Kerala. |
| The river passes through Cherukulathur, Kovur, Olavanna, Manava and Kallai before finally joining the sea near Kozhikode. |
