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Kochi formerly known
as Cochin, is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city is one
of the principal seaports of the country and is located in the
district of Ernakulam, about 220 kilometres (140 mi) north of the
state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. It has an estimated population of
600,000, with an extended metropolitan population of about 1.5
million, making it the largest urban agglomeration and the second
largest city in Kerala after the capital. Since 1102 CE, Kochi was
the seat of the Kingdom of Cochin, a princely state which traces its
lineage to the Kulasekhara empire. Heralded as the Queen of the
Arabian Sea, Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the
Arabian Sea coast from the 14th century onwards. Ancient travellers
and tradesmen referred to Kochi in their writings, variously
alluding to it as Cocym, Cochym, Cochin, and Kochi. Occupied by the
Portuguese in 1503, Kochi was the site of the first European
colonial settlement in India. It remained the capital of Portuguese
India until 1530, when Goa became the capital. The city was later
occupied by the Dutch, the Mysore and the British. Kochi was the
first princely state to willingly join the Indian Union, when India
gained independence in 1947.
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