Lords of the sea : the Ali Rajas of Cannanore and the political economy of Malabar (1663-1723) / / by Binu John Mailaparambil.

In the second half of the seventeenth century the political and ritual relationships between the various elite houses of the kingdom of Cannanore on the Malabar Coast were affected by the shifting patterns in the Indian Ocean maritime trade. This study shows how the Arackal Ali Rajas, the most promi...

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Superior document:TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, v. 14
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 14.
Physical Description:1 online resource (276 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: The Geo-Political Setting of Kolathunadu
  • Chapter Two: The Rajas of Kolathunadu
  • Chapter Three: Lords of the Sea
  • Chapter Four: Jan Company in Cannanore (1663–1723)
  • Chapter Five: The VOC Trade in Cannanore (1663–1723)
  • Chapter Six: Power Politics in Kolathunadu (1663–1697)
  • Chapter Seven: The Coast Adrift: The Ali Raja and the Rise of New Maritime Powers (1698–1723)
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index.