Editing Alappuzha district (section)

===Medieval history===
The regions included in the district had a prominent position in the medieval [[Malayalam]] literary works such as ''[[Unnuneeli Sandesam]]''.<ref name="feudal states in early 18th century Kerala"/> One among the famous literary works of this period was the ''Ascharya Choodamani'', a [[Sanskrit]] drama written by [[Sakthibhadran|Sakthibhadra]] who was a scholar from [[Chengannur]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nayar|first=V. R. Prabodhachandran|date=2011-02-11|title=Gem of a play|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/Gem-of-a-play/article15379095.ece|access-date=2020-09-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The feudal monarch of Chempakasseri was at its zenith during the reign of Pooradam Thirunal Devanarayanan, a great scholar and a poet who was also the author of the literary work ''Vedantha Ratnamala''. It is said that [[Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple]], at [[Ambalappuzha]], was constructed and the idol of [[Lord Krishna]] installed during that time. Chempakassery was ruled by [[Brahmin]] monarchs during the medieval period.<ref name="feudal states in early 18th century Kerala"/>

It is believed that [[Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri]], Kumaran Namboothiri, and Neelakanta Deekshithar were eminent scholars who patronized his court.<ref name=AlappuzhaHistoryOld />