Cochin Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:area 3,000 km² (approximate)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kochi
gptkb:Thrissur
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of Cochin Kingdom
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Dutch_Empire
Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Fanam
gptkbp:demonym Cochinite
gptkbp:dissolved 1949
gptkbp:established 12th century
gptkbp:flag Flag of Cochin Kingdom
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cochin Kingdom
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Kochi
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Maharaja_Kerala_Varma
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:India
gptkb:Kerala
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Travancore
gptkb:Travancore-Cochin_State
gptkb:Travancore-Cochin
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Mattancherry_Palace
gptkb:Chalakudy_River
gptkb:Periyar_River
Jewish Synagogue, Kochi
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Cochin_Jews
gptkb:Syrian_Christians
gptkb:Namboothiri_Brahmins
gptkbp:notableEvent British suzerainty in 1795
Dutch conquest in 1663
Portuguese arrival in 1500s
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Thrissur_Pooram
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Rama_Varma
gptkb:Sakthan_Thampuran
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Malayalam
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:partOf British Raj (as a princely state)
gptkbp:population around 1 million (early 20th century)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chera_dynasty
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:King
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Travancore-Cochin
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malabar_District
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7