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Kochi is a coastal city in the [[Ernakulam District]] in the Indian state of Kerala about 200 km from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the state capital.
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|bgcolor="#A1C2CF" colspan="2" style="color: white;" align="center"|'''Timeline of Kochi'''
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:Kochi, Fishing nets at sunset, Kerala, India.jpg|250px]]
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|bgcolor="#B0BFD5" width="20%" align="center"|'''Year'''
|bgcolor="#B0BFD5" width="80%" align="center"|'''Event'''
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|1102
|The kingdom of [[Kulasekhara dynasty (Venad)|Kulasekhara]] breaks up, and the [[Perumpadappu, Malappuram|''Permbadappu Swaroopam'']] is formed.
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|1341
|The port at [[Kodungallur]] is destroyed in a massive flooding in the [[Periyar River|Periyar]]. The prominence of Kochi as a trading post increases.
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|1410
|Chinese treasure fleet under the command of General [[Zheng He]] visits Kochi
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|1440
|European traveler [[Niccolò Da Conti]] visits Kochi
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|1500
|[[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] Admiral [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]], lands at Kochi and establishes diplomatic relations
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|1503
|Port of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese.
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|1663
|Port of Kochi taken over by the Dutch.
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|1664
|Dutch establish municipality of Fort Kochi, the first municipality in Indian subcontinent
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|1773
|[[The Kingdom of Mysore]] conquers Kochi.
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|1814
|[[Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814]] officially passes the city to the [[Kingdom of Cochin]], a [[British Protectorate]]
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|1947
|India gains independence, Kochi joins the Indian Union.
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|1956
|The State of [[Kerala]] is formed.
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|1967
|[[Kochi Corporation]] comes into existence.
|}

For many centuries up to and during the [[British Raj]], the city of Kochi was the seat of the eponymous [[princely state]]. [[Muziris]], a centre of global trade somewhere north to [[Kochi]] (presently identified with [[Kodungallur]] in [[Thrissur district]]), traces its history back many centuries, when it was the centre of Indian spice trade for hundreds of years, and was known to the Jews, [[Arab]]s, [[Yavanas]] ([[Greek people|Greek]]s, [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]), and Chinese since ancient times.<ref name="Ernakulam Portal">{{cite web
|work=Ernakulam Portal
|publisher=National Informatics Centre
|url=http://ernakulam.nic.in/history.htm
|title=History of Ernakulam
|access-date=23 May 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115160050/http://ernakulam.nic.in/history.htm
|archive-date=15 November 2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> Kochi earned a significant position in [[History of Kerala|Malabar Coast]] after the port at [[Kodungallur]] was destroyed by massive flooding of the river [[Periyar River|Periyar]] in 1341.<ref name="Centre for heritage studies">{{cite web|work=History of Kochi |publisher=Centre For Heritage Studies, India |url=http://www.centreforheritagestudies.com/html/history.htm |title=Emergence of Kochi harbour |access-date=23 May 2006 |url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915105257/http://www.centreforheritagestudies.com/html/history.htm |archive-date=15 September 2015 }}
</ref><br>The earliest documented references to Kochi occur in the books written by Chinese voyager [[Ma Huan]], during his [[Ming treasure voyages|visit to Kochi in the 15th century]] as part of the treasure fleet of Admiral [[Zheng He]].<ref>
{{
cite book
|author =[[Ma Huan]]: Ying Yai Sheng Lan – translated by [[J.V.G. Mills]]
|year = 1970
|title = The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores
|publisher = [[Hakluyt Society]], White Lotus Press
|isbn = 974-8496-78-3
}}
</ref> There are also references to Kochi in accounts written by Italian traveller [[Niccolò Da Conti]], who visited Cochin in 1440.<ref name="Niccolo di Conti ">
{{cite web
|work = Niccolo di Conti
|publisher = win.tue.nl
|url = http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/conti.html
|title = Accounts of Nicolo de' Conti (ca.1395–1469)
|access-date = 23 May 2006
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130221064823/http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/conti.html
|archive-date = 21 February 2013
|df = dmy-all
}}
</ref>
Today, Kochi is the commercial hub of Kerala,<ref name="Trade & Industry in Kochi">{{cite web
|publisher=Kochi Corporation
|title=The Economy of Kochi — Trade & Industry in Kochi
|url=http://www.corporationofcochin.org/pages/MainTemp.asp?id=7&val1=2&PLK=2
|access-date=23 May 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503202739/http://www.corporationofcochin.org/Pages/Maintemp.asp?id=7
|archive-date=3 May 2006
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> and one of the fastest growing second-tier metropolises in India.<ref name="Developing metro and quaint environs">
{{cite news
| author=Rakee Mohan
| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1482577.cms
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202090758/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1482577.cms
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=2 February 2017
| title=Developing metro and quaint environs
| work=The Economic Times
| date=8 April 2006
| access-date=23 May 2006
}}
</ref>

==Princely rule==
{{main|Kingdom of Kochi}}
[[File:King of Cochin and small Malabar boats.jpg|thumb|The King of Cochin and small Malabar boats]]
The early history of Kochi is not well documented. Kochi's prominence as a trading port grew after the collapse of the port at Kodungallur in 1341 AD.

The [[Kingdom of Kochi|''Perumpadappu Swaroopam'']] came into existence in 1102 AD after the breaking up of the [[Kulasekhara dynasty (Venad)|Kulasekhara empire]].<ref name="Corporation of Kochi - Prehistory and Archaeology of Cochin">{{cite web
|publisher=Corporation of Cochin
|url=http://www.corporationofcochin.org/pages/Maintemp.asp?id=3&val=1
|title=Prehistory and Archaeology of Cochin
|access-date=23 May 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620160940/http://corporationofcochin.org/pages/Maintemp.asp?id=3&val=1
|archive-date=20 June 2006
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The ruler of [[Perumpadappu, Malappuram|Perumpadappu]] (near [[Ponnani]]) fled to [[Kodungallur]] in the early medieval period, when the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] annexed [[Ponnani]] region, after [[Tirunavaya]] war.<ref name="askh">A Survey of Kerala History, A. Sreedhara Menon, DC Books, Kottayam (2007)</ref> They later moved to Kochi and established the [[Kingdom of Cochin]].<ref name="askh"/> When [[Vasco Da Gama]] landed at [[Kozhikode]] and the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] fought against the Portuguese led by [[Kunjali Marakkar]](The
naval chief of the kingdom of [[Kozhikode]]), the ruler of Cochin aligned with the Portuguese.<ref name="askh"/>

The port at [[Kozhikode]] held superior economic and political position in medieval Kerala coast, while [[Kannur]], [[Kollam]], and Kochi, were commercially important secondary ports, where the traders from various parts of the world would gather.<ref name="Malekandathil">''The Portuguese, Indian Ocean and European Bridgeheads 1500–1800''. Festschrift in Honour of Prof. K. S. Mathew (2001). Edited by: [[Pius Malekandathil]] and T. Jamal Mohammed. Fundacoa Oriente. Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities of MESHAR (Kerala)</ref> On the Malabar coast during the early 15th century, Calicut and Kochi were in an intense rivalry, so the [[Ming dynasty]] of China decided to intervene by granting special status to Kochi and its ruler known as ''Keyili'' (可亦里) to the Chinese.<ref name=sen16-616-7>{{cite journal |last1=Sen |first1=Tansen |title=The Impact of Zheng He's Expeditions on Indian Ocean Interactions |journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies |year=2016 |volume=79 |issue=3 |doi=10.1017/S0041977X16001038| pages=616–617}}.</ref> Calicut had been the dominant port-city in the region, but Kochi was emerging as its main rival.<ref name=sen16-616-7/> For the fifth [[Ming treasure voyage]], Admiral [[Zheng He]] was instructed to confer a seal upon ''Keyili'' of Kochi and enfeoff a mountain in his kingdom as the ''Zhenguo Zhi Shan'' (鎮國之山, Mountain Which Protects the Country).<ref name=sen16-616-7/> Zheng He delivered a stone tablet, inscribed with a proclamation composed by the [[Yongle Emperor]] himself, to Kochi.<ref name=sen16-616-7/> As long as Kochi remained under the protection of Ming China, the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] was unable to invade Kochi and a military conflict was averted.<ref name=sen16-616-7/> The cessation of the [[Ming treasure voyages]] consequently had negative results for Kochi, as the Zamorin of Calicut would eventually launch an invasion against Kochi.<ref name=sen16-616-7/> In the late 15th century, the Zamorin occupied Kochi and installed his representative as the king of the port-city.<ref name=sen16-616-7/>

==Foreign influences==
Kochi was under the influence of many foreign powers, during which the Raja of Kochi still remained the titular head.

=== Ming dynasty alliance (1406-1433) ===
The port at [[Kozhikode]] held superior economic and political position on the medieval Kerala coast, while [[Kannur]], [[Kollam]], and Kochi, were commercially important secondary ports, where the traders from various parts of the world would gather.<ref name="Malekandathil"/> On the Malabar coast during the early 15th century, Calicut and Cochin were in an intense rivalry, so the [[Ming dynasty]] of China decided to intervene by granting special status to Cochin and its ruler, known as ''Keyili'' (可亦里) to the Chinese.<ref name=sen16-616-7b>{{cite journal |last1=Sen |first1=Tansen |title=The Impact of Zheng He's Expeditions on Indian Ocean Interactions |journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies |date=2016 |volume=79 |issue=3 |pages=609–636 |doi=10.1017/S0041977X16001038}}.</ref> Calicut had been the dominant port-city in the region, but Cochin was emerging as its main rival.<ref name=sen16-616-7b/> For the fifth [[Ming treasure voyage]], Admiral [[Zheng He]] was instructed to confer a seal upon ''Keyili'' of Cochin and designate a mountain in his kingdom as the ''Zhenguo Zhi Shan'' (鎮國之山, Mountain Which Protects the Country).<ref name=sen16-616-7b/> Zheng He delivered a stone tablet, inscribed with a proclamation composed by the [[Yongle Emperor]] himself, to Cochin.<ref name=sen16-616-7b/> The cessation of the [[Ming treasure voyages]] consequently had negative results for Cochin, as the Zamorin of Calicut later launched an invasion against Cochin.<ref name=sen16-616-7b/> In the late 15th century, the Zamorin occupied Cochin and installed his representative as the king.<ref name=sen16-616-7b/>

===Portuguese period (1503–1663)===
[[Image:Mattancherry palace bhagvathy kshetram.JPG|180px|thumb|[[Mattancherry Palace]]-temple, which was built during the Portuguese period by the Cochin Raja Veera Kerala Varma]]
The Portuguese arrived at [[Kappad]] [[Kozhikode]] in 1498 during the [[Age of Discovery]], thus opening a direct sea route from Europe to India.<ref>DC Books, Kottayam (2007), A. Sreedhara Menon, A Survey of Kerala History</ref> Kochi was the scene of the first European settlement in India. In the year 1500, the Portuguese Admiral [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]], landed at Cochin after being repelled from [[Kozhikode|Calicut]]. The king of Kochi, a rival, welcomed the Portuguese as his guests and a treaty of friendship was signed. Promising his support in the conquest of Calicut, the admiral coaxed the king into allowing them to build a [[factory (trading post)|factory]] at Cochin. Assured by the support, the king called war with the [[Zamorin]]s of Calicut. However, the admiral retreated in panic on seeing the powers of the Zamorin.

Another captain, [[João da Nova]], was sent in place of Cabral. However, he too faltered at the sight of the Zamorin. The consecutive retreats made the King of Portugal indignant. The king sent [[Vasco Da Gama]], who bombed Calicut and destroyed the Arab trading posts. This invited the anger of the Zamorin, who declared a war against the Kochi Raja. [[Image:Kochi.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The [[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica]] in Kochi, which was built by the Portuguese]]

The war between Calicut and Cochin began on 1 March 1503 and the second invasion lasted from 16 March 1504, to 3 July 1504 ([[Battle of Cochin (1504)]]). However, the oncoming monsoons and the arrival of a [[6th Portuguese India Armada (Albergaria, 1504)|Portuguese fleet]] under [[Lopo Soares de Albergaria]] in September, 1504 (and a year later, the [[7th Portuguese India Armada (Almeida, 1505)|armada]] led by [[Francisco de Almeida]] and [[Afonso de Albuquerque]]), alarmed the Zamorin, and he recalled his army. The Zamorin resorted to a retreat also because the revered festival of [[Onam]] was near, and the Zamorin intended to keep the auspicious day holy. This led to a triumph for the king of Kochi, who later reestablished the possession of his kingdom. However, much of the kingdom was burnt and destroyed by the armies. The garrison, led by [[Duarte Pacheco Pereira]], repelled the enemy.

The ruler of the [[Kingdom of Tanur]], who was a vassal to the [[Zamorin of Calicut]], sided with the Portuguese, against his overlord at [[Kozhikode]].<ref name="askh"/> The ruler of [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]] also sided with [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]].<ref name="askh"/> Many of the members of the royal family of Cochin in 16th and 17th centuries were selected from [[Vettom Grama Panchayath|Vettom]].<ref name="askh"/> However, the [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]] forces under the king fought for the Zamorin of Calicut in the [[Battle of Cochin (1504)]].<ref name="Logan">{{Cite book|title=Malabar Manual (Volume-I)|last=Logan|first=William|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=2010|isbn=9788120604476|location=New Delhi|pages=631–666}}</ref> However, the allegiance of the Muslim [[Malabar Muslims|Mappila]] merchants in [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]] region remained with the [[Zamorin of Calicut]].<ref name="Makhdoom">{{cite book
| author = S. Muhammad Hussain Nainar | year=1942
| title= Tuhfat-al-Mujahidin: An Historical Work in The Arabic Language | publisher=University of Madras
| url= https://archive.org/details/Tuhfat-al-MujahidinAnHistoricalWorkInTheArabicLanguage
}}</ref>

After securing the king in his throne, the Portuguese got permission to build a fort –- [[Fort Kochi]] ([[Fort Emmanuel]]) (after the reigning king of Portugal) – surrounding the Portuguese factory, to protect it from any further attacks. The entire work was commissioned by the Cochin Raja, who supplied workers and material. The Raja continued to rule with the help of the Portuguese. Meanwhile, the Portuguese secretly tried to enter into an alliance with the Zamorins. Later attempts by the Zamorin at conquering the Kochi port was thwarted by the Cochin Raja with the help of the Portuguese. Slowly, the Portuguese armoury at Kochi was increased, with the presumed notion of helping the raja protect Kochi. However, the measure led to decrease in the power of the Cochin Raja, and an increase in the Portuguese influence.

From 1503 to 1663, Port of Kochi was controlled by Portugal, with the blessing of the Kochi Raja. Kochi remained the main base of the Portuguese in India till 1510. In 1530, [[Saint Francis Xavier]] arrived and founded a [[Christ]]ian mission. The following Portuguese period was difficult for the Jews living in the region, since the [[Portuguese Inquisition|Inquisition]] was established in [[Portuguese India]] in 1560. Kochi hosted the grave of [[Vasco da Gama]], the Portuguese viceroy, who was buried at [[St. Francis Church, Kochi|St. Francis Church]] until his remains were exhumed and interred in Portugal in 1539.<ref name="Vasco Da Gama">
{{cite encyclopedia
|encyclopedia=MSN Encarta Encyclopedia
|publisher=Microsoft
|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567498/Vasco_Da_Gama.html
|title=Death of Vasco Da Gama in Kochi
|access-date=23 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028171509/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567498/Vasco_Da_Gama.html
|archive-date=28 October 2009
|url-status=dead
}}
</ref>
Soon after the time of Albuquerque, the Portuguese influence in Kerala declined.

===Dutch period (1663–1773)===

[[File:Overwinningh van de Stadt Cotchin op de Kust van Mallabaer - Victory over Kochi on the coast of Malabar.jpg| In 1663, the Dutch conquered the city of Cochin from the Portuguese. ''([[Coenraet Decker]], 1682)''|thumb|250px]]

[[File:ബോൾഗാട്ടി.jpg|The [[Bolgatty Palace]], built in 1744, by Dutch traders, is one of the oldest existing Dutch-era palaces outside of the Netherlands.|thumb|250px]]

The Portuguese rule was followed by that of the [[Dutch Malabar|Dutch]], who had by then conquered [[Quilon]], after various encounters with the Portuguese and their allies. Discontented members of the Cochin Royal family called on the assistance of the Dutch for help in overthrowing the Cochin Raja. The Dutch successfully landed at [[Njarakal]] and headed on to capture the [[Pallipuram Fort]], which they handed over to the Zamorin.
Then they went on to establishing the municipality of Fort Kochi in 1664, the first municipality in Indian subcontinent.

===Mysorean invasion===
{{Main|Mysore invasion of Kerala}}

===British Period (1814–1947)===
[[File:56Cochin Strret Scene.jpg|thumb|Cochin in Colonial times]]
[[File:Kochi 1960 street.jpg|thumb|Cochin in 1960s]]
[[File:59Cochin Canal.jpg|thumb|Cochin in Colonial times]]
In 1814 according to the [[Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814|Anglo-Dutch Treaty]], the islands of Kochi, including [[Fort Kochi]] and its territory were ceded to the United Kingdom in exchange for the island of Malaya. Even prior to the signing of the treaty, there are evidence of English residents in Kochi.<ref name="kochirajyam">Kochi Rajyacharithram by KP Padmanabha Menon. P(1914)</ref>

Towards the early 20th century, trade at the port had increased substantially, and the need to develop the port was greatly felt. Harbour Engineer [[Robert Bristow (engineer)|Robert Bristow]], was thus brought to Cochin in 1920 under the direction of [[Lord Willingdon]], then the Governor of [[Madras Presidency|Madras]]. In a span of 21 years, he had transformed Cochin as the safest harbour in the peninsula, where ships berthed alongside the newly reclaimed inner harbour equipped with a long array of steam cranes.<ref name="Corporation of Kochi - Robert Charles Bristow">{{cite web
|work=Robert Charles Bristow employed to develop Kochi port
|publisher=Corporation of Kochi
|url=http://www.corporationofcochin.org/pages/Maintemp.asp?id=7
|title=The Cochin Saga
|access-date=23 May 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503202739/http://www.corporationofcochin.org/Pages/Maintemp.asp?id=7
|archive-date=3 May 2006
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
Meanwhile, in 1866, [[Fort Cochin]] municipality reestablished. [[Fort Kochi]], was made a municipality on 1 November 1866, along with [[Kannur]], [[Thalassery]], [[Kozhikode]], and [[Palakkad]], according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in Towns act 1850)<ref name="Ref1">{{cite web |url=http://www.lawmin.nic.in/chronology.doc |title=CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CENTRAL ACTS (Updated up to 17-10-2014) |website=Lawmin.nic.in |access-date=2016-08-07 |archive-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127075116/http://www.lawmin.nic.in/chronology.doc |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewis McIver |first1=G. Stokes |title=Imperial Census of 1881 Operations and Results in the Presidency of Madras |date=1883 |publisher=E.Keys at the Government Press |location=Madras |page=444 |edition=(Vol II) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b_YIAAAAQAAJ |access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="google.co.in">{{cite book |last1=Presidency |first1=Madras (India |title=Madras District Gazetteers, Statistical Appendix For Malabar District. |date=1915 |publisher=The Superintendent, Government Press |location=Madras |page=20 |edition=Vol.2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aUEwnQEACAAJ |access-date=2 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=HENRY FROWDE, M.A. |first1=Imperial Gazetteer of India |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India |date=1908–1909 |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |edition=New |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/ |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> of the [[British Indian Empire]]. Its first [[Municipal Council]] seating contest was conducted in 1883. The Maharajah of Cochin, in 1896 initiated local administration, by forming town councils in [[Mattancherry]] and [[Ernakulam]]. In 1925, Kochi legislative assembly was constituted due to public pressure on the state. The assembly consisted of 45 members, 10 of who were officially nominated. [[Thottakkattu Madhaviamma]] became the first woman to be a member of any legislature in India.<ref name="Corporation of Kochi - History and culture of Kochi'">{{cite web
|publisher=Corporation of Kochi
|title=History and culture of Kochi
|url=http://www.corporationofcochin.org/pages/Maintemp.asp?id=4
|access-date=23 May 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503202745/http://www.corporationofcochin.org/Pages/Maintemp.asp?id=4
|archive-date=3 May 2006
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Post Independence era==
[[File:Cochin 1960 in the Harbour (109694992).jpg|left|thumb|Cochin Harbour in 1960s]]
In 1947, India gained [[Indian independence movement|independence]] from the British colonial rule. Cochin was the first [[princely state]] to join the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] willingly.<ref name="Corporation of Kochi - History and culture of Kochi'"/> Post independence, [[E. Ikkanda Warrier]] became the first Prime Minister of Kochi. K. P. Madhavan Nair, P.T Jacob, [[C. Achutha Menon]], [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]] were few of the other stalwarts who were in the forefront of the democratic movements. Then in 1949, [[Travancore-Cochin]] state came into being by the merger of Cochin and [[Travancore]], with [[Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai]] as the first [[chief minister]]. Travancore-Cochin, was in turn merged with the [[Malabar district]] of the [[Madras Presidency|Madras State]]. Finally, the [[Government of India]]'s 1 November 1956 [[States Reorganisation Act]] inaugurated a new state – Kerala – incorporating Travancore-Cochin, Malabar District, and the [[tehsil|taluk]] of [[Kasaragod district|Kasargod]], [[South Kanara]].<ref>
{{cite book
|author =Plunkett, R, Cannon, T, Davis, P, Greenway, P & Harding
|year = 2001
|title = Lonely Planet South India, Lonely Planet
|isbn = 1-86450-161-8
}}
</ref> On 9 July 1960, the Mattancherry council passed a resolution that was forwarded to the government, requesting the formation of a [[Municipal Corporation]] by combining the existing municipalities of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and Ernakulam. The proposal was condemned by the Fort Kochi municipality. However, the Ernakulam municipality welcomed the proposal, suggesting the inclusion of more suburban areas in the amalgamated Corporation. Major Balagangadhara Menon, the then Director of Local Bodies was appointed by the government to study the feasibility of the suggested merger. And based on the report submitted by him, the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] approved the formation of the Corporation. Thus, on 1 November 1967, exactly 11 years since the conception of the state of Kerala, the corporation of Cochin came into existence, by the merger of the municipalities of Ernakulam, Mattancherry and Fort Kochi, along with that of the Willingdon Island and four [[Panchayati raj in India|panchayat]]s viz. [[Palluruthy]], [[Vennala]], [[Vyttila]] and [[Edappally]] and the small islands of [[Gundu Island|Gundu]] and [[Ramanthuruth]].

==See also==
* [[History of Kerala]]
* [[History of India]]
* [[Chera dynasty]]
* [[Kerala]]
* [[Robert Bristow (engineer)|Robert Bristow]]

==References==
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