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2 days ago · Kerala, southwestern coastal state of India. It is a small state, constituting only about 1 percent of the total area of the country. Kerala stretches for about 360 miles along the Malabar Coast, varying in width from roughly 20 to 75 miles. The capital is Thiruvananthapuram.
2 days ago · A 1744 map of Malabar Coast (Malabar coast is on the left side). The French East India Company constructed a fort on the site of Mahé in 1724, in accordance with an accord concluded between André Mollandin and Raja Vazhunnavar of Badagara three years earlier. In 1741, Mahé de La Bourdonnais retook the town after a period of occupation by the ...
2 days ago · During the first three voyages from 1405 to 1411, the fleet followed the same basic maritime route: from Fujian to the first call in Champa, across the South China Sea to Java and Sumatra, up the Strait of Malacca to northern Sumatra for assembly of the fleet, across the Indian Ocean to Ceylon, then along the Malabar Coast to Calicut.
4 days ago · Kozhikode, city, northern Kerala state, southwestern India. It is situated on the Malabar Coast, 414 miles (666 km) west-southwest of Chennai (Madras) by rail. Kozhikode was once a famous cotton-weaving center, and it is remembered as the place of origin of calico, to which it gave its name (i.e., Calicut).
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5 days ago · The ex-communication of the Portuguese from the Malabar Coast in 1662 favored the agenda of the Propagandists as the Portuguese entry to Malabar was permanently blocked due to the Dutch victory. The Dutch, although entered the spice market of Malabar nearly 100 years after the Portuguese entry, succeeded in defeating the Portuguese by allying ...
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4 days ago · Embark on a 6-day exploration of Kerala, India's tropical Malabar Coast. Discover palm-lined beaches, backwater canals, tea gardens in Munnar, and experience the vibrant culture of Kathakali dance.
4 days ago · The Portuguese arrived in Kerala in 1498, when Vasco da Gama landed near Calicut. They established a trading post and gradually gained control over parts of the Malabar Coast. When did Dutch come to Kerala? The Dutch arrived in Kerala in the 17th century. They formed treaties with local kings in central Kerala and captured Portuguese centers in ...
