Zamorin of Calicut
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The Zamorin of Calicut was the hereditary Hindu monarch of the Kingdom of Calicut on India’s Malabar Coast, historically renowned as a powerful maritime ruler and key player in Indian Ocean trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zamorin of Calicut canonical | 6 |
| Zamorin | 1 |
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu ruler
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Kunjali Marakkars ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Calicut
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
surface form:
Kerala region
Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| capital | Calicut ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
patron of temples
ⓘ
protector of Brahmins ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Cochin ⓘ Travancore ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Travancore
Portuguese India ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Estado da Índia
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Calicut ⓘ |
| countryToday | India ⓘ |
| earliestKnownRule | around 12th century ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
free port for foreign merchants
ⓘ
low customs duties ⓘ state control over pepper trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Malayali people
ⓘ
surface form:
Malayali
|
| floruit | c. 12th century–18th century ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
Persian Gulf states
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Venetian merchants ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early modern India
ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ |
| hostedCommunity |
Arab Muslims
ⓘ
Christians ⓘ Hindus ⓘ Jews ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Arab–Indian trade
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ Portuguese–Indian conflicts ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Malayalam
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterSubordinatedTo |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| locatedIn | present-day Kerala ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Arab travel literature
ⓘ
European chronicles of exploration ⓘ Portuguese travel accounts ⓘ |
| metWith |
Pedro Álvares Cabral
ⓘ
Portuguese explorers ⓘ Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
land forces
ⓘ
naval forces ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Samoothiri
ⓘ
Samudiri ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Indian Ocean trade network
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean trade
conflicts with Portuguese Empire ⓘ cosmopolitan port city of Calicut ⓘ maritime power ⓘ patronage of trade guilds ⓘ relations with Arab merchants ⓘ role in arrival of Europeans in India ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| patronage |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
artists ⓘ musicians ⓘ scholars ⓘ trade guilds ⓘ |
| peakInfluence |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Samoothiri dynasty ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialPolicy | tolerant of multiple religions ⓘ |
| succession | hereditary ⓘ |
| successionLaw | matrilineal ⓘ |
| successionSystem | marumakkathayam ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Malabar maritime power
ⓘ
pre-colonial Indian Ocean commerce ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish |
Zamorin of Calicut
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zamorin
|
| titleInMalayalam | Samoothiri ⓘ |
| titleInPortuguese | Zamorim ⓘ |
| tradedCommodity |
black pepper
ⓘ
cardamom ⓘ ginger ⓘ horses ⓘ rice ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
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Zamorin