Charithravazhiyilude

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Charithravazhiyilude

• A journey through the
• history of Kerala

KAKC Kerala Piravi
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Early History2nd Century B.C

• The Sangam Period
• Three kingdoms in Kerala
• Ay kingdom in the south
• Rulers like Antiran, Titiyam and Atiyan
• Chera kingdom in Central Kerala
• Perumchottu Uthiyan Cheralathan
• Nedum Cheralathan
• Ezhimala kingdom in the north.
• Ruled over Kannur and Wynad districts of current
  day Kerala

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St.Thomas1st Century A.D

• A.D. 52 Arrived at Maliankara near Paravoor
• Spread of Christianity
• Established the famed 7½ churches

• Kodungallur
• Kollam
• Niranam
• Nilackal
• Chayal
• Kokkamangalam
• Kottakkayal (Paravoor)
• Palayoor (Chattukulangara)
• Thiruvithamkode the half church

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Cheraman Perumal7th Century A.D

• Ruled the area that is todays Kerala
• 644 AD he was visited by Malik Bin Deenar, who
  brought Islam to Kerala
• He embraced Islam and abdicated his throne and
  travelled to Arabia for Hajj

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Sri Shankaracharya8th Century A.D

• Born in Kalady, Kerala
• Travelled all over India and spread Advaitha
  Vedhantam
• Strengthened Hinduism at a time when it was
  losing influence

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Chera Dynasty8th Century A.D - 12th century A.D

• Chera Kings ruled a big part of modern day Kerala
• Ruled with Mahodaya (Makotai) as their capital
  (near the modern day Kodungalloor or Muziris as
  it was called in the olden times)

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Naaduvaazhi Rule12th Century A.D - 15th Century
A.D

• Naaduvaazhi rule took root in Kerala after the
  age of Perumaals
• Decentralized system of government
• A social hierarchy emerged

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Vasco Da Gama 15th Century A.D

• Portuguese Explorer
• Discovered a sea route to India from the West
• Landed at Kappad near Calicut in 1498 A.D
• Heralded an age of Western influence in Kerala
  history

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Age of Samoothiris 14th - 18th Century A.D

• Samoothiri or Zamorin is the title of the ruler
  of the Hindu state of Kozhikode
• Manavikraman Raja, the Samoothiri at the time
  received Vasco Da Gama
• He welcomed trade with the Portuguese, but later
  expelled them, thus starting a long standing feud

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Kunjali marakkar 15th Century A.D

• Mohammed Kunjali Marakkar was the Muslim naval
  chief of the Samoothiri Raja Manavikraman
• 4 generations of Marakkars

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Cities of Kerala 15th Century A.D
Sketches of Kodungalloor at the time of Portugese
arrival
Sketches of Cochin at the time of Portugese
arrival
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Travancore 18th Century A.D

• Ruler

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Marthanda Varma 18th Century A.D

• Ruled Travancore

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Kochi18th Century A.D
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Shakthan Thampuran 18th Century A.D

• Ruler of Cochin

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Pazhassi raja 18th Century A.D

• 18th Century - Malabar
• Led an insurrection against British rule in
  Malabar in 1797

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Veluthambi Dalava19th Century A.D

• Ruled Travancore

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Swathi Thirunal(19th Century A.D)

• Ruled Travancore -1829-1847
• Painter
• Musician

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Glimpses of the Kerala Society
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Modern KeralaPost Independence

• Kerala Piravi
• Nov 1 1956
• Kerala formed by merging Travancore, Cochin and
  Malabar area of Madras
• General Elections
• - 1957

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E.M.S Nampoothiripad1957

• First Chief Minister of Kerala
• Head of the first elected communist government in
  the world

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