Notes on Indian History

Palakkad, also known as Palghat and Palakkattussery (alternatively spelled as Palighat, Palacacherry, Palghatcheri, Palaghatchery), is often referred

Chendamangalam (alternatively spelled Chennamangalam) is a picturesque village located in the North Paravur taluk of Ernakulam district in Kerala. It

Vizhinjam, located in Thiruvananthapuram district (formerly known as Trivandrum), was the former capital of the Ay dynasty who dominated South Travanc

Fort Emmanuel was the first fort constructed by a European power in Asia, erected by the Portuguese at Cochin [modern Fort Kochi] in 1503. When the Du

The first European-constructed fort in India was the Manuel Fort, also known as Emmanuel Fort, built in 1503 at Cochin (also called Kochi). Named afte

Kodungallur fort is one of the earliest Portuguese settlements situated on the West Coast, along with Fort Manuel (Fort Emmanuel) at Fort Kochi and Ay

Pallippuram Fort, situated in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, has been referred to by various names in European records such as Ayacotta, Jacottah,