Cochin royal family
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The Cochin royal family is the erstwhile ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Cochin in Kerala, India, known for its long-standing maritime trade connections and interactions with Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cochin royal family canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7045019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cochin royal family Context triple: [Chera dynasty, successor, Cochin royal family]
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Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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B.
Manikya dynasty
The Manikya dynasty was a royal lineage that ruled the northeastern Indian kingdom of Tripura for several centuries, shaping its political, cultural, and architectural heritage.
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C.
Jodhpur royal family
The Jodhpur royal family is the former ruling dynasty of the Marwar region in Rajasthan, India, known for its historic leadership, cultural patronage, and grand heritage properties.
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D.
Gajapati dynasty
The Gajapati dynasty was a powerful medieval Hindu royal lineage that ruled a vast kingdom centered in present-day Odisha, extending its influence over large parts of eastern and southern India.
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E.
Muttaraiyar dynasty
The Muttaraiyar dynasty was a powerful early medieval Tamil ruling family in South India, known for controlling parts of the Kaveri delta region before being absorbed by the rising Chola empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cochin royal family Target entity description: The Cochin royal family is the erstwhile ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Cochin in Kerala, India, known for its long-standing maritime trade connections and interactions with Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial powers.
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A.
Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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B.
Manikya dynasty
The Manikya dynasty was a royal lineage that ruled the northeastern Indian kingdom of Tripura for several centuries, shaping its political, cultural, and architectural heritage.
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C.
Jodhpur royal family
The Jodhpur royal family is the former ruling dynasty of the Marwar region in Rajasthan, India, known for its historic leadership, cultural patronage, and grand heritage properties.
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D.
Gajapati dynasty
The Gajapati dynasty was a powerful medieval Hindu royal lineage that ruled a vast kingdom centered in present-day Odisha, extending its influence over large parts of eastern and southern India.
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E.
Muttaraiyar dynasty
The Muttaraiyar dynasty was a powerful early medieval Tamil ruling family in South India, known for controlling parts of the Kaveri delta region before being absorbed by the rising Chola empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian royal dynasty
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royal family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Perumpadappu Swaroopam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPalace |
Hill Palace, Tripunithura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mattancherry Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cochin Jews
NERFINISHED
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St. Francis Church, Kochi (colonial era interactions) ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Kochi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastal | yes ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryAfterIntegration | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | Perumpadappu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
pepper trade
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spice trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Malayali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
British Raj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern India ⓘ medieval India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interactions with British colonial power
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interactions with Dutch colonial power ⓘ interactions with Portuguese colonial power ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| language | Malayalam ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostSovereignty | 1949 ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
State of Kerala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Travancore-Cochin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Rama Varma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama Varma XV NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakthan Thampuran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
Hindu temples in Cochin region
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arts and culture in Kerala ⓘ |
| politicalRelationship |
ally of Portuguese in Malabar
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princely state under British paramountcy ⓘ treaty relations with Dutch East India Company ⓘ vassal of Portuguese Empire (various periods) ⓘ |
| politicalStatusAfter1947 | princely state within India ⓘ |
| portCityOfRealm | Cochin (Kochi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postMonarchyStatus | ceremonial ⓘ |
| region | Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Tripunithura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruled | Kingdom of Cochin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionSystem | Marumakkathayam ⓘ |
| successionType | matrilineal ⓘ |
| traditionalTitleOfRuler |
Maharaja of Cochin
NERFINISHED
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Perumpadappu Mooppil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cochin royal family Description of subject: The Cochin royal family is the erstwhile ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Cochin in Kerala, India, known for its long-standing maritime trade connections and interactions with Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial powers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.