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Kollam was a part of the ancient kingdom of Desinganadu. Desinganadu was known for its trade connections with foreign countries, and Kollam served as an important port city during that time. After the king Jayasimha from whom the Venad dynasty is supposed to have originated. [72] 3 Venad
The king of Kollam was away and the Zamorin attempted to incite him and deputy officials against the Portuguese, backed by gifts or bribes to key figures but to no avail. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] While the loading was in progress, a fleet of 30 to 90 ships from Calicut arrived on route to Coromandel and anchored in the harbour under the cover of the night.
Kollam is famous as a city with excellent export background. [101] 5 star, 4 star and 3 star hotels, multi-storied shopping malls, branded jewellery, textile showrooms and car showrooms have started operations in the city and suburbs. Kollam was the third city in Kerala (after Kozhikode and Kochi) to adopt the shopping mall culture. Kollam ...
The prosecution of the Pandya-Chola wars necessitated long residence of Chera/Perumal king of Kodungallur Rama Kulasekhara at Kollam. [31] There is a tradition that Vira Kerala, a ruler of Kollam in early 12th century, was a son of the last Chera king. [32] Kollam, capital of the Venad rulers, in 17th century CE
The king of Kollam was away and the Zamorin attempted to incite him and deputy officials against the Portuguese, backed by gifts or bribes to key figures but to no avail. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] While the loading was in progress, a fleet of 30 to 90 ships from Calicut arrived on route to Coromandel and anchored in the harbour under the cover of the night.
Kollam functioned as the second headquarters of the Chera Perumal kingdom towards the final phase of Rama Kulasekhara's rule (c. 1100/02 AD - c. 1122/23). According to scholars, "the strategic advantage of marriage relations with the old ruling clan of Kollam in securing the loyalty of Venad can also be considered in the light of continuous ...
Kollam in the 1500s. Kollam was a port city of the Chera Dynasty until the formation of the independent Venad kingdom, of which it became the capital. Prior to that, Kollam was considered one of the four early entrepots in the global sea trade around the 13th century, along with Alexandria and Cairo in Egypt, the Chinese city of Quanzhou, and Malacca in the Malaysian archipelago.
Location: Middle East and North Africa (Near East, Anatolia, Levant, Egypt) and Iberian Peninsula. Kingdom of Jerusalem. ... Kingdom of Kollam. Kingdom of Tanur (1504 on)