Malabar Coast

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The Malabar Coast is a historically significant southwestern coastal region of India known for its spice trade and as a key hub for European colonial powers.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Malabar Coast canonical 36
Malabar region 16
Malabar 8

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
historical region
climate tropical monsoon climate
contains Kerala
coastal Karnataka
coastal Tamil Nadu (western side near Kanyakumari)
country India
etymology name derived from Malayalam and Arabic usage
extendsFrom Konkan
surface form: Konkan region
extendsTo Kanyakumari
feature backwaters
coconut-lined beaches
lagoon systems
firstEuropeanPower Portuguese Empire
historicallyTradedWith Arab merchants
British Empire
Chinese merchants
Dutch Republic
Persian merchants
Portuguese Empire
Roman Empire
Venetian merchants
historicalName Malabar Coast self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malabar
knownFor black pepper production
cardamom trade
cinnamon trade
clove trade
historical maritime trade
monsoon-dependent navigation
spice trade
languageRegion Kannada
surface form: Kannada (in northern parts)

Malayalam
Tulu (in northern parts)
laterColonialPower British East India Company
Dutch East India Company
locatedIn South India
surface form: Southwestern India
locatedOn Arabian Sea
majorPort Kannur
Kochi
Calicut
surface form: Kozhikode

Mangalore
partOf Western India
surface form: Western Coast of India
religiousCommunity Buddhism
surface form: Buddhists (historically)

Indian Jews
surface form: Cochin Jews

Hindu diaspora
surface form: Hindus

Mappila Muslims
St. Thomas Christians
surface form: Saint Thomas Christians
significance key hub for European colonial powers in India
major node in Indian Ocean trade network

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VOC majorBase Malabar Coast
Malabar Coast historicalName Malabar Coast self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Malabar
Kerala region Malabar Coast
Third Anglo-Mysore War regionAffected Malabar Coast
Calicut locatedOn Malabar Coast
Calicut historicalRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar
Southwest monsoon typicalOnsetLocation Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Kerala coast
Travancore region Malabar Coast
Malabar Independent Syrian Church regionServed Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar
Mappila Muslims primaryRegion Malabar Coast
Mappila Muslims historicalRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar
Kannur locatedIn Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Kannur coast Malabar Coast
Chera dynasty ruledRegion Malabar Coast
Mahé locatedIn Malabar Coast
Mahé historicalRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar
Malabar civet region Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
ancient Tamilakam geographicalFeature Malabar Coast
subject surface form: Ancient Tamilakam
Travancore-Cochin historicalRegion Malabar Coast
South Canara (part) locatedOn Malabar Coast
Wayanad partOf Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Kollam locatedOn Malabar Coast
Malabar District locatedOn Malabar Coast
Malabar District historicalRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar
Theyam culturalRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Kozhikode locatedOn Malabar Coast
Kozhikode region Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Calicut International Airport locatedIn Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Calicut International Airport serves Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Calicut International Airport regionServed Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Kingdom of Cochin locatedIn Malabar Coast
Mysore army recruitmentArea Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Manjeshwar, Kasaragod district, Kerala, India coastType Malabar Coast
subject surface form: Manjeshwar
Manjeshwar, Kasaragod district, Kerala, India belongsToRegion Malabar Coast
subject surface form: Manjeshwar
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Amindivi Islands historicalRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar Coast maritime region
Mahe locatedInRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Malankara partOf Malabar Coast
Fort Emmanuel locatedIn Malabar Coast
Fort Emmanuel historicalRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar
St. Francis Church, Kochi region Malabar Coast
Paradesi Synagogue region Malabar Coast
Bharathapuzha region Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Palakkad district partOfRegion Malabar Coast
this entity surface form: Malabar region
Ezhimala, Kerala locatedOn Malabar Coast