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==History== | ==History== | ||
Cochin became the site of the earliest European settlement in India when the Portuguese landed in 1500. The Kingdom of Cochin 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 [ | Cochin became the site of the earliest European settlement in India when the Portuguese landed in 1500. The Kingdom of Cochin 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali] took possession. In 1814, the British acquired Cochin under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Treaty_of_1814 Anglo-Dutch Treaty] in exchange for the island of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangka_Island Banca] (in Indonesia). | ||
==Fort Cochin area== | ==Fort Cochin area== | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 23 December 2010
| Cochin | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 9.9509843°N 76.251649°E |
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| Place Name: | Kochi |
| State/Province: | Kerala |
| Country: | India |
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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 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
- Wikipedia:
- Fort Cochin in Kerala 1750-1830 : the social condition of a Dutch community in an Indian milieu by Anjana Singh June 2007 Leiden University [Digital] Repository
Historical books online
- The land of the Permauls: or Cochin, its past and its present by Francis Day 1863 Google Books