Question

What are the major ports in medieval Kerala?

1. Kollam
2. Valapattanam
3. Visakhapattanam

• A. 1, 2
• B. 1 only
• C. 1, 3
• D. 2 only

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1, 2

Markets

• Ananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Kozhikode and Panthalayani were the major markets of the period.

• The major ports were Kollam, Kochi, Kozhikode, and Valapattanam.

• Several goods reached the markets in Kerala through land and sea trade. The goods are described in Unnuneeli sandesam, a poem in manipravalam (a new style of language-mixture of Sanskrit and old Malayalam- evolved during the medieval period known as manipravalam).