Kodungallur

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Kodungallur ( Malayalam: കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂര് Koṭuṅṅallūr [ koɖuŋ ː al ː u ː ɾ ] ), formerly Cranganore, is a town in Thrissur District in the southern Indian state of Kerala with almost 35,000 inhabitants. The city is located on the Malabar coast about five miles inland at the mouth of the Periyar River in the Arabian Sea. The next largest cities are Cochin 32 km south of Thrissur and 42 km north-east.

History

The present Kodungallur is spread equated with the ancient Muziris. Muziris was a thriving port of the Chera Empire, from which between the 1st century BC and the 5th century AD a brisk trade with the Roman Empire and in numerous ancient Greek and Roman sources (u a. Periplus Maris in the Erythraei and Pliny mentions the Elder and Ptolemy ). In the year 52 AD the Apostle Thomas to have landed in Muziris and have brought Christianity to Kerala. By the maritime trade, Jews and Muslims were present very early. The demise of Muziris began when its harbor was destroyed by a flood in 1341. As a result, Kochi ( Cochin ) swung to the main port of the Malabar Coast.

The long assumed identity of Muziris and Kodungallur was recently asked by archaeological investigations in question: During excavations brought nothing in Kodungallur days, 2004 fragments of ancient wine amphoras were found in approximately ten kilometers from Kodungallur remote location Pattanam year.

In the 16th century came Kodungallur, known during this period as Cranganore, under the influence of European colonial powers. 1523 the Portuguese built a fort in Kodungallur. This was taken in 1662 by the Dutch. 1790, the troops of Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan destroyed the fort and took a Kodungallur. After Tipu Sultan was defeated the British in the Mysore Wars, presented this Kodungallur under the administration of what has become a vassal state disparaged Kingdom of Cochin. After the Indian independence in 1947, Cochin united with the princely state of Travancore Travancore -Cochin and the Federation took the connection to the Indian Union. 1956, as part of Kodungallur Thrissur district to the newly founded state of Kerala.

Attractions

• The Bagavathi Temple, built in the time of the Chera King Cheran Senkuttuvan, known by the Bharani festival and the Thalappoli hard
• The Cheraman - Friday Mosque, built by Malik ibn Dinar said to be the oldest mosque in India
• The St. Thomas Church: Here the apostle Thomas to have landed in 52 and founded the first Christian community in India. There is a hand relic of the saint, venerated in Ortona, a gift from Pope Pius XII. to 1900. anniversary of the arrival of St. Thomas in India.
• The Thiruvanchikulam Mahadeva Temple is one of the oldest Shiva temples in South India.
• The Cranganore -Fort built in 1503 by the Portuguese and destroyed under Tipu Sultan. Today only ruins remain.