South Kannanur is a Neighborhood of Tiruchirapalli in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

As of 2001[update] India census,[1] South Kannanur had a population of 11,045.

In 1342 or 1343, the Battle of Kannanur was fought between the forces of the great Hoysala emperor Veera Ballala III and Ghiyas-ud-din, the Sultan of Madurai.

The victory was clear for the Hoysalas, but Veera Ballala III was captured and slain.

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