Question

What were the major markets in medieval Kerala?

1. Ananthapuram
2. Kochi
3. Panthalayani
4. Kollam

• A. All of these
• B. ii, iv
• C. ii only
• D. iv only

Answer 1

Answer:

A. All of these

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).