family that the consorts of the Rani's Travancore family were usually selected.

In 1425, the country was divided into Northern Parappanad (Beypore Swaroopam) and Southern Parappanad (Parappur Swaroopam).

The rulers of Parappanad Swaroopam were vassals to the Zamorins of Calicut. The rulers of Parappanad were one of the Kshatriya claiming lineages of medieval Kerala along with the neighbouring ''Vettathunad'' rulers