Following the 1752 capture of Male' by the Ali Raja of Cannanore and his Malabari navy, Sultan Muhammad Imaduddin III of the Maldives was held captive on Kavaratti island in the Laccadives.

Hussein Gadhahamaadhi Manikfan of Nolhivaranfaru is said to have aided Muleegey Dom Hassan Maniku in the fight against the invaders.

They succeeded on 7 April 1753 and reclaimed the monarchy back to Maldivian rule.

The island is 284.67 km (177 mi; 154 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.

[2] It is located in between the island of Nolhivaram and Hanimaadhoo on the eastern fringes of the atoll.