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  2. History of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Kerala. The term Kerala was first epigraphically recorded as Cheras (Keralaputra) in a 3rd-century BCE rock inscription by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka of Magadha. [1] It was mentioned as one of four independent kingdoms in southern India during Ashoka's time, the others being the Cholas, Pandyas and Satyaputras. [2]

  3. Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The state also is regarded as the "least corrupt Indian state" according to the surveys conducted by CMS Indian Corruption Study (CMS-ICS) [381] Transparency International (2005) [382] and India Today (1997). [383] Kerala has the lowest homicide rate among Indian states, with 1.1 per 100,000 in 2011. [384]

  4. Culture of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Kerala has developed over the past millennia, with influences from other parts of India and abroad. [1] [2] It is defined by its antiquity and the organic continuity sustained by the Malayali people. [3] Modern Kerala society took shape owing to migrations from different parts of India and abroad throughout Classical Antiquity ...

  5. Calicut kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This single event marked an epoch in the history of Kerala and India, not because Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India (the Chinese, the Arab and Turkish sultanates, and the African kingdoms already traded directly with India) but, unlike the others, the Portuguese yearned for political power and imperial domination.

  6. Ethnic groups in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The history of ancient Kerala is deeply intertwined with ancient Tamilagam, and the Tamil and Malayalam languages are closely related. The dialect of Malayalam spoken today in the taluks of Chittur and Palakkad in Kerala has slight tamil influence due to mixing with tamil migrants living in the region and the tamil spoken by Palakkad iyers has large number of Malayalam loanwords, has been ...

  7. Muziris - Wikipedia

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    As per texts, Kerala is known to have traded spices since the Sangam era; it is based on this trade that some historians have implied that only foreign countries needed spices (pepper). Some historians and archaeologists criticized this view starting a debate among historians of South India.

  8. Kerala kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The modern people of Kerala, Karnataka along with other southern states of India, celebrate the King Mahabali who it is believed, was the Emperor of Bharatavarsha in pre-ancient times, several aeons ago. The biggest festival of Kerala is Onam, celebrated in the remembrance of King Mahabali.

  9. Category:History of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Kerala kingdom; Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics; Kerala State Department of Archaeology; Kingdom of Tanur; Kochchadaiyan Ranadhira; Kodithodika family; Kolathiri; Kudakkallu Parambu; Ravivarman Kulaśēkhara; Kurumathur inscription; Kuttuvan Kotai