#history
Kochi State.
Kochi is Cochin city to the modern generation.
But Kochi was a kingdom for more than 800 years before independence.
From 1127 AD to 1948, Kochi was a State, making it one of longest reigned Kingdom in the country. The official name of the Kochi Kingdom was Perumpadappu Swaroopam, which included the modern day Thrissur district, Chittoor Taluk of the Palakkad district and Kochi Taluk, most of Kanayannur Taluk (excluding Edappally), parts of Aluva Taluk (Chovvara, Kanjoor, Srimoolanagaram) and parts of Paravur Taluk (Chendamangalam) of the Ernakulam District.
