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Kingdom of Cochin (Perumpadappu Swaroopam)

Malayali kingdom of the central Kerala coast, known as Perumpadappu Swaroopam, which emerged after the fall of the Later Cheras and became a pivotal spice-trade power under successive Portuguese, Dutch and British protection.

A Portuguese (1503) then Dutch (1663) protectorate and a tributary of Mysore (1776-1791); passed under British paramountcy and acceded to the Dominion of India in 1949.

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Further reading

• A History of Kerala K. P. Padmanabha Menon · 1924

  Classic detailed history of Kerala including the Cochin (Perumpadappu) kingdom; verified via Open Library.

• A Survey of Kerala History A. Sreedhara Menon · 1967

  Standard one-volume survey covering the Cochin state; verified via Open Library.

Sources

• Kingdom of Cochin — Wikipedia (lead section, fetched via MediaWiki API 2026-07-23; Perumpadappu Swaroopam, central Kerala, capital Kochi, origin early 12th c., accession 1949)
• Wikidata Q150056 — inception 1500, dissolved 1949
• WorldStatesmen.org, Indian/Pakistani Princely States — Cochin entry ('Late middle ages Perumpadappu (Kochin) state founded ... 1503-1663 Portuguese protectorate ... Dutch protectorate ... 1773-1792 Tributary to Mysore') [non-Wikipedia tertiary reference]