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ADVENT OF THE PORTUGUESE AT KOLLAM

ACT Kollam, the Capital of Erstwhile Venad is an old sea port situated on the southern part of Kerala. Many foreigners made contact with Kollam from the 1stcentury C.E itself. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a trading centre at Kollam in 1502. They found that the land was rich i...

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Main Author: Ardra. S
Format: Printed Book
Published: Golden Research Thoughts Journal 2015
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Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/005937.pdf
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