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*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-02/1170927607 post] about  mixed marriages mentions  Cochin
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-02/1170927607 post] about  mixed marriages mentions  Cochin
*[http://himalmag.com/component/content/article/5131-lost-rulers-of-the-malabar-coast.html  "Lost rulers of the Malabar Coast"] by N P Chekkutty 10 December 2012 himalmag.com. "Tales of love and loss from the heyday of Portuguese rule in Kochi".
*[http://himalmag.com/component/content/article/5131-lost-rulers-of-the-malabar-coast.html  "Lost rulers of the Malabar Coast"] by N P Chekkutty 10 December 2012 himalmag.com. "Tales of love and loss from the heyday of Portuguese rule in Kochi".
 
*[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/step-into-history/article4222045.ece  "Step into history"]: Jew Street, Mattancherry, Cochin by Priyadershini S. December 20, 2012 ''The Hindu''. Also see the page [[Jewish]]
====Historical books online====
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/landpermaulsorc02daygoog#page/n7/mode/2up ''The land of the Permauls: or Cochin, its past and its present''] by Francis Day 1863 (archive.org)<br />
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/landpermaulsorc02daygoog#page/n7/mode/2up ''The land of the Permauls: or Cochin, its past and its present''] by Francis Day 1863 (archive.org)<br />

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Cochin
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 9.9509843°N 76.251649°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kochi
State/Province: Kerala
Country: India
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Cochin



Cochin (now called Kochi) is a city in the modern state of Kerala. In the British era it was part of the Madras (Presidency). Kochi City comprises three municipalities in the Cochin area: Fort Cochin, Mattancherry and Ernakulam. Ernakulam is the largest urban area.

History

Cochin became the site of the earliest European settlement in India when the Portuguese landed in 1500. The Kingdom of Cochin (see Cochin State) agreed friendly relations with the Portuguese, who cemented their involvement in the city by winning a war with the rulers of Calicut. Although the Raja of Cochin was nominally in charge, the Portuguese effectively ruled the city from 1503-1663. The Dutch then conquered Cochin and ruled the territory until 1773 when Hyder Ali took possession. In 1814, the British acquired Cochin under the Anglo-Dutch Treaty in exchange for the island of Banca (in Indonesia).

Fort Cochin area

Built around the old Portuguese Fort Emmanuel, this area is the oldest part of Cochin, with Portuguese, Dutch and British buildings.

Churches

External links

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Historical books online