Kingdom of Kozhikode (Vijayanagara Empire)

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The military campaigns of Deva Raya II (1424-1446 AD), king of the Vijayanagara Empire, in present-day Kerala reduced also the Zamorin of Calicut into a vassal for ca. 50 years.

Establishment

January 1444: Deva Raya II (1424-1446 AD), king of the Vijayanagara Empire, conquered the whole of present-day Kerala state in the 15th century. He defeated (1443) rulers of Venadu (Kollam, Quilon), as well as Kozhikode.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

January 1501: The Zamorin of Calicut was a title given to the Hindu rulers of the Kingdom of Kozhikode in Kerala, who were vassals of the Vijayanagara Empire. As the power of Vijayanagara declined, the Samoothiri of Kozhikode regained prominence in the region around 1500.

January 1501: During the period from 1503 to 1663, Fort Kochi (Fort Emmanuel) was under the rule of Portugal. This was during the time when the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama had discovered the sea route to India in 1498, leading to increased Portuguese presence in the region.