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Archaeologically, although Cochin is rich in proto-historic and historic relics, the pre-history of Cochin has always remained a mystery. There has been no clear evidence of Stone Age man inhabiting these regions. H.D. Sankalia has remarked that this absence in paleoliths may be because no search has been made for it or else because of truly geographical reasons. When the neighbouring states of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka have yielded evidence of palaeolithic sites, it is difficult to accept that prehistoric man did not set foot in Keralam.

Very little is known about the history of Cochin prior to the arrival of the Portuguese as neither inscriptions nor literary works throw much light. Cochin is not even mentioned in any of the earlier foreign notices of Malabar. Neither in the accounts of Pliny, Ptolemy, Marco Polo or Ibn Batuta do we find any mention, though they give detailed accounts of places situated to the north and south of Cochin. Though it is generally believed that Cochin port was formed only as late as 1341 there is also the possibility of its existence as a small harbour even earlier. In 1341 the heavy floods that took place in the Periyar River silted up Cranganore Harbour (Kodungallur). Useless for purposes of trade, this decline in the importance of Cranganore led to Cochin’s rise into prominence and commercial supremacy. The Cochin royal family is much more ancient. The ruler of Cochin State following the break-up of Kulasekhara (1102 AD) was a king whose authority was confined to Cochin and adjoining areas. The Cochin ruler from the Perumpadappu family was the descendant of the Kulasekharas of Mahodayapuram in the maternal line. They were based at Chitrakudam in Perumpadappu Village till the end of the 13th century.

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