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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 [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).

*[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 [http://www(archive.google.com/books?id=awsIAAAAQAAJ Google Books]org)