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*The royal emblem of Ay Kingdom
Ans : Elephant
*The official flower of Ay dynasty
Ans : Golden shower
*Chief diety of Ay
Ans : Sree Padmanabha
*Famous learning centres during Ay period
Ans : ‘Parthivasekharapuram’, ‘Kantaloor’
*The Kanthallur Salai is popularly known as
Ans : ‘Nalanda of the South’
*Titiyan was another important Ay ruler.
*The great poets like Kapilar and Paranar were his contemporaries.
*Ancient name of Varkala
Ans : ‘Balitha’
*The main trading centre of Chinese in Kerala
Ans : Kollam
*The natural history (pliny) give an account of the port
Ans : Muziris
*The traveller who Called Kerala as “Malabar”
Ans : Alberuni
*The ancient civilisation which conducted trading with Kerala in 3000 BC
Ans : Indus Valley civilization
*The spices of Kerala was used in Ancient Egypt for
Ans : Mummification
EZHIMALA KINGDOM
*Ezhimala Kingdom also called Mozhipeyar desam or Puzhinadu or Konkanam or Mushikasalai was an ancient kingdom of Tamil Sangham age.
*The most powerful ruler of Ezhimala
Ans : Ezhimala Konkanam Nannan
*The Ezhimala ruler who believed to be a contemporary of Bindusara
Ans : Nannan
*The capital of Mushika Kingdom
Ans : Ezhimala
Key Facts
*Athulan was the Court Poet of the King
Ans : Srikantan (Rajadharman)
*The work of Athulan describes about Ezhimala in Kannur
Ans : Mushika Vamsha Mahakavya
TRAVELLERS IN KERALA
*The first foreign traveller mentioned about Kerala
Ans : Megasthanese
*First foreigners came in Kerala
Ans : Arabs
*Most visited foreign traveller in Kerala
Ans : Ibn-Battuta (6 times)
*First Arab Traveller visited Kerala
Ans : Malik bin Dinar
*The traveller known as ‘Pioneer English Man’
Ans : Master Ralph Fitch
*First Fort built by Europeans in India
Ans : Pallippuram Fort (1503) [Portuguese]
*Important Port in ancient Kerala
Ans : Muziris (Kodungallur)
*The Place in Kerala where Christian prophets and jews reached for the first time
Ans : Muziris
Kerala History
*Which is the Coastal Port City had trade relations with Yavanas, Situated on the banks of the river Periyar
(a) Tyndis (b) Kadalundi
(c ) Cochin (d) Muziris
Answer: (d) Muziris
(Civil Excise Officer, 2017)
*The Greek Traveller believed to be reached at Kodungallur in AD 45
Ans : Hippalus
*The direction of Monsoon winds was discovered by
Ans : Hippalus
*First English Traveller visited Kerala
Ans : Ralph Fitch
*The Fort known as 'Aya Kotta' Manual Fort’ and Azhi Kotta’
Ans : Pallippuram Fort
Chera Dynasty
*During Sangam period, the central regions of Kerala was ruled by
Ans : Chera Dynasty
*Capital of Chera dynasty
Ans : Vanchi
*Royal emblem of Chera dynasty
Ans : Bow and arrow
*First ruler of Chera dynasty
Ans : Udiyan Cheralathan
*100 years of war was fought between
Ans : Chera & Chola Kings
*The Kannaki temple at Kodungaloor was built by
Ans : Chenkuttuvan
*The Chera ruler mentioned in Chilappathikaram
Ans : Chenkuttuvan
Rare Facts
*The Chera ruler popularly known as ‘Puzhiyarkon’
Ans : Palyani Sel Kelu Kuttuvan
*The Chera ruler who had donated villages to Brahmins of Kuttanadu
Ans : Adu Kottu pattu Cheralathan
Info Plus
*Chera ruler who has known as “Kadal pirakottiya cheran”
Ans : Chenkuttuvan
*Chera ruler known as 'Imayavaramban’
Ans : Neduincheraladen
*Chera ruler known as ‘Adhi raja’
Ans : Nedumcheraladen
*Chera ruler known as ‘ Vana Varamban’
Ans : Udiyan Cheralathan
