South India and her Muhammadan Invaders c13.s1.65

c13.s1.65

6. Dēvipaṭṭaṇam.—This is a port now in the Ramnad district about eleven miles almost due north of Ramnad. From what was said under Bir Dhul above this would come in the division Muttūṛṛu-Kūrram. It must have been a place of great importance once although the sea in the port is very shallow now. This is apparently what is referred to as ‘Mali Fattan,’ and that its name is so given in a medieval map ought to be regarded as settling the point finally.