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*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/bellincranganore/bellincranganore.html Cranganore] and  [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/cranganore/cranganore.html Early views of Cranganore] from Professor Frances Pritchett’s website.
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/bellincranganore/bellincranganore.html Cranganore] and  [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/cranganore/cranganore.html Early views of Cranganore] from Professor Frances Pritchett’s website.
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/the-gothic-landmark/article5482157.ece The Gothic landmark] by Esther Elias  December 23, 2013 ''The Hindu'' Kochi. St. Albert’s Higher Secondary School was begun by the Carmelite Missionaries. The two Gothic red buildings were built between 1892 and 1897.
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/the-gothic-landmark/article5482157.ece The Gothic landmark] by Esther Elias  December 23, 2013 ''The Hindu'' Kochi. St. Albert’s Higher Secondary School was begun by the Carmelite Missionaries. The two Gothic red buildings were built between 1892 and 1897.
*[https://www.openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/12087 ''Fort Cochin in Kerala 1750-1830 : the social condition of a Dutch community in an Indian milieu''] by Anjana Singh.  June 2007 Doctoral thesis,  Leiden University [Digital] Repository. Subsequently published in the series TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 13.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/1887/12087 ''Fort Cochin in Kerala 1750-1830 : the social condition of a Dutch community in an Indian milieu''] by Anjana Singh.  June 2007 Doctoral thesis,  Leiden University [Digital] Repository. Subsequently published in the series TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 13.
**[http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Portuguese_Brazilian_Studies/ejph/html/issue17/pdf/v9n1a07.pdf Article about the thesis/book] by Markus Vink  ''e-JPH'', Vol. 9, number 1, Summer 2011 brown.edu.
**[http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Portuguese_Brazilian_Studies/ejph/html/issue17/pdf/v9n1a07.pdf Article about the thesis/book] by Markus Vink  ''e-JPH'', Vol. 9, number 1, Summer 2011 brown.edu.
**[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-dutch-who-stayed-back/article782720.ece  "The Dutch who stayed back"] by  K. Pradeep March 1, 2010 ''The Hindu''.
**[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-dutch-who-stayed-back/article782720.ece  "The Dutch who stayed back"] by  K. Pradeep March 1, 2010 ''The Hindu''.

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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.

Spelling variants

Cochin, Kochi, Kuchi

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.

  • "New life for a monument" by Priyadershini S. The Hindu Kochi, March 3, 2013. The historic Bastion Bungalow in Fort Kochi will become a Heritage Museum.
  • Slideshow: A peek into India's enduring maritime history Photographs by K.K. Mustafah. The Southern Naval Command’s Maritime Museum, located at Fort Kochi, hosts a variety of exhibits tracing the origin and evolution of the Indian Navy. The Hindu May 21, 2013

Churches

External links

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Historical books online