Many of the members of the royal family of Cochin in 16th and 17th centuries were selected from Vettom. However, the Tanur forces under the king fought for the Zamorin of Calicut in the Battle of Cochin (1504).
In the 16th and 17th centuries, several royal family members of Cochin came from Vettom. Nonetheless, the Tanur forces, under the king's command, supported the Zamorin of Calicut in the Battle of Cochin (1504).