Viraraghava copper plates

Rajesh of Raigad:

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'''Viraraghava copper plates,''' dated 1225 CE<ref>Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 222, 279, and 299.</ref><ref>Veluthat, Kesavan. ''The Early Medieval in South India.'' Delhi: Oxford University Press. 2009. 152, and 154.</ref>, of '''Cochin''', or '''Kottayam plates of Viraraghava Chakravartin''', or '''Syrian Christian copper plate''', describe the concession made by the local king Viraraghava to [[Christianity|Christian]] merchant Iravikorttan, the chief of Manikkiramam (Manigiramam) in Makotaiyar Pattinam (modern [[Kodungallur]]).<ref>''Epigraphica Indica'', Volume IV. [V. Venkayya, 1896-97] pp. 290-7.</ref>

Manigiramam, along with Anjuvannam and Ainurruvar, was one of major merchant guilds in medieval south India.<ref name=":0">Noburu Karashmia (ed.), ''A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations.'' New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014. 16-18.</ref>

* Viraraghava is described as the descendant of certain Virakerala
* Iravikorttan is described as "the Great Merchant of the [[Kerala|Chera/Kerala]] Land"
*The Four Temples (the Nalu Tali) are mentioned
* Witnesses mentioned
** Panniyur and Chokiram
** Venadu, Odanadu, Eranadu and Valluvanadu
* The scribe is named - Nampi Chateyan

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== References ==

[[Category:History of Kerala]]
[[Category:Vatteluttu]]
[[Category:Malayalam inscriptions]]
[[Category:1225]]
[[Category:Saint Thomas Christians]]

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