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Kochi is a city located in the Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. Old Kochi loosely refers to a group of islands including Willingdon Island, Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and Mundamveli. In Mundamveli there is a historically significant Portuguese church named St. Louis and the largest celebration of this church is related to the feast of St. Jacob (Santhyapunnyalan (called by the people of Mundamveli). Today Kochi includes Ernakulam, old parts of Kochi, Kumbalangi, and outlying islands. For many centuries up to and during the British Raj, the city of Kochi was the seat of the eponymous princely state. Kochi traces its history back many centuries, when it was the centre of Indian spice trade for hundreds of years, and was known to the Yavanas (Greeks and Romans), Jews, Arabs and Chinese since ancient times.〔 〕 Kochi earned a significant position on the world trading map after the port at Kodungallur (Cranganore) was destroyed by massive flooding of the river Periyar in 1341 .〔 〕 The earliest documented references to Kochi occur in the books written by Chinese voyager Ma Huan, during his visit to Kochi in the 15th century as part of the treasure fleet of Admiral Zheng He.〔 〕 There are also references to Kochi in accounts written by Italian traveller Niccolò Da Conti, who visited Cochin in 1440 .〔 〕 Today, Kochi is the commercial hub of Kerala,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=The Economy of Kochi— Trade & Industry in Kochi ) 〕 and one of the fastest growing second-tier metropolises in India.〔 〕 ==Prehistory== Not much is known about the prehistory of Kochi. There has been no clear evidence of Stone Age habitation. Quite ironically, Kochi forms the central part of the Megalithic belt of Kerala. The only trace of prehistoric life in the region is the menhir found in Tripunithura. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Kochi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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