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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malabar Coast canonical | 36 |
| Malabar region | 16 |
| Malabar | 8 |
| Kerala coast | 1 |
| Malabar Coast maritime region | 1 |
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.
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Malabar
this entity surface form:
Malabar
this entity surface form:
Kerala coast
this entity surface form:
Malabar
this entity surface form:
Malabar
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Malabar
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
subject surface form:
Ancient Tamilakam
this entity surface form:
Malabar
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
subject surface form:
Manjeshwar
subject surface form:
Manjeshwar
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
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Malabar Coast maritime region
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
this entity surface form:
Malabar
this entity surface form:
Malabar region
this entity surface form:
Malabar region