Timeline of Kochi | |
Year | Event |
1102 | The kingdom of Kulasekhara breaks up, and the Cochin State is formed. |
1341 | The port at Kodungallur is destroyed in a massive flooding in the Periyar. The prominece of Kochi as a trading post increases. |
1440 | Italian traveller Niccolò Da Contivisits Kochi |
1500 | Portuguese Admiral Pedro Álvares Cabral, lands at Kochi. |
1503 | Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese. |
1530 | Saint Francis Xavier arrives and introduces a Christian mission. |
1663 | Portuguese rule overthrown by the Dutch. |
1664 | Dutch establish municipality of Fort Kochi, the first municipality in Indian subcontinent |
1773 | Mysore King, Hyder Ali's conquest descends on Kochi. |
1814 | Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 officially passes the city to the United Kingdom |
1947 | India gains independence, Kochi joins the Indian Union. |
1956 | The State of Kerala is formed. |
1967 | Kochi Corporation comes into existence. |
Sunday, May 26, 2019
History of Kochi
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