Kingdom of Cochin
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The Kingdom of Cochin was a historic princely state on the southwest coast of India, centered on the port city of Cochin and known for its role in Indian Ocean trade and early European colonial encounters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Cochin canonical | 5 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic kingdom
ⓘ
princely state ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Travancore
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Travancore
Zamorin of Calicut ⓘ |
| capital |
Cochin
ⓘ
Thrissur ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Zamorin of Calicut ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currency | Cochin fanam ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| economy |
maritime trade
ⓘ
spice exports ⓘ |
| established | 12th century ⓘ |
| event |
Portuguese alliance with Cochin
ⓘ
arrival of Portuguese in 1500 ⓘ construction of Fort Kochi by Portuguese ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Indian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochin Jews
Malayalis ⓘ Nair ⓘ
surface form:
Nairs
St. Thomas Christians ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Christians
|
| hasHeritageSite |
Mattancherry Palace
ⓘ
Paradesi Synagogue ⓘ St. Francis Church, Kochi ⓘ
surface form:
St. Francis Church, Fort Kochi
|
| hasOfficialLanguage | Malayalam ⓘ |
| hasPort | Cochin ⓘ |
| importantSettlement |
Cochin
ⓘ
Fort Kochi ⓘ Mattancherry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indian Ocean trade
ⓘ
early European colonial encounters in India ⓘ pepper trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malabar Coast
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Kerala
southwest coast of India ⓘ |
| mergedDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Travancore-Cochin
ⓘ
surface form:
Travancore–Cochin
|
| partOf |
Indian princely states
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian princely states
Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| rulerTitle |
Maharaja of Cochin
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochin Raja
Maharaja of Cochin ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Perumpadappu Swaroopam ⓘ |
| signedTreatyWith |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Dutch East India Company ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Madras Presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras Presidency (British India)
|
| successorState |
Kerala
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Kerala
Travancore-Cochin ⓘ
surface form:
Travancore–Cochin
|
| wasProtectorateOf |
British India
ⓘ
Dutch East India Company ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.