Notes on Indian History

The village Chendamangalam, also spelt Chennamangalam in North Paravur taluk in Ernakulam district of Kerala was home to an ancient Jewish community.

Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram (formerly called Trivandrum) district was the erstwhile capital of the Ay rulers who dominated South Travancore in the

Fort Emmanuel was the first fort made by a European power in Asia. It was built by the Portuguese at Cochin [present Fort Kochi] in 1503.  When the Dut

The first fort ever constructed by the Europeans in India was the Manuel Fort or Emmanuel Fort built in 1503 in Cochin (also called Kochi) named after

Kodungallur fort is one of the major tourist attractions situated on the Malabar coast in Thrissur district of Kerala.  Cranganor or Cranganore is the

Pallippuram fort is known in European records as Ayacotta, Jacottah, Jyacottah, Jaycotta etc.  The area was named after the chapel dedicated to Our Lad