Nolhivaranfaru is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll

Haa Dhaalu Atoll

Haa Dhaalu Atoll - officially referred as Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi is an administrative division of the Maldives...

 administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives

Maldives

The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

. It is located in between the island of Nolhivaram

Nolhivaram (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Nolhivaram , Nolhivaran or Nolhivaramu is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives....

 and Hanimaadhoo

Hanimaadhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Hanimaadhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is also the site one of the four domestic airports of the Maldives. The Hanomaadhoo Meteorological Observatory is located on this...

 on the eastern fringes of the atoll. It is small predominantly agricultural community. Until taken over by Kulhudhuffushi

Kulhudhuffushi (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Kulhudhuffushi is the capital of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives....

, Nolhivaranfaru used to be the capital of the Haa Dhaalu division.

Following the 1752 capture of Male' by the Ali Raja

Ali Raja

The Ali Raja was the title of the Muslim raja of Cannanore from the 16th to early 19th Century. The king's palace, which he purchased from the Dutch in 1663, was named Arakkal Palace after the ruling dynasty.-Origins:...

 of Cannanore

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

 and his Malabari

Malabars

Malabars is an appellation originating from the colonial era that was used by Westerners to refer to all the people of South India...

 navy, Sultan Muhammad Imaduddin III of the Maldives was held captive on Kavaratti island

Kavaratti

Kavaratti is a census town in the Indian Union Territory and the capital of Lakshadweep. Kavaratti is also the name of the island upon which the town stands.-Geography:...

 in the Laccadives

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep , formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km off the coast of the South West Indian state of Kerala...

. Hussein Gadhahamaadhi Manikfan of Nolhivaramfaru is said to have aided Muleegey Dom Hassan Maniku in the fight against the invaders. They succeeded on April 7th 1753 and reclaimed the monarchy back to Maldivian rule.