The Patronage of Cochin Royal Family to Vedic...

The Patronage of Cochin Royal Family to Vedic Studies

Author Name : Dr. V. P. Udayakumar

The rulers of Cochin Royal family otherwise known as Perumpadappu Svaroopam were the descendents of Kulasekharas of Mahodayapura who ruled Kerala from AD 800 to AD 1102[i]. It`s only after the arrival of the Portuguese, the Cochin Royal family got a significant position in the political scenario of  Kerala.

The Cochin Royal family made their capital at Chitrakooda near to Vanneri of Perumpadapu Village up to the end of 13^th Century AD. But, when the Zamorin attacked Valluvanad, the Perumpadappu Swaroopam left Vanneri and made Mahodayapura their capital in the second half of the 13^th Century A.D.