Kottappuram Fort (India)
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Name (Latin)
Kottappuram Fort (India)
Other forms of name
Cranganore Fort (India)
Kodungallur Fort (India)
Coordinates
76.212 76.212 10.197 10.197 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Fortification India
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q3296456
Library of congress:
sh2016002111
Sources of Information
- Work cat: A brief report on archaeological excavation at Kottappuram Fort, 2014.
- Kerala Tourism website, 13 Sept. 2016:under Kodungallur (Kottappuram Fort: built by the Portuguese in 1523 A.D.; also known as Cranganore Fort)
- Muziris Heritage Project website, 13 Sept. 2016:historic attractions (Kottappuram Fort, built by the Portuguese in 1523 was referred to popularly as Cranganore Fort and is now known as Kodungallur Fort)
- Wikipedia, 13 Sept. 2016:under Cranganore Fort (Cranganore Fort, otherwise known as Kodungallur Fort, or Kottapuram [sic] Fort, is situated about 2 km from the town of Kodungallur in the Thrissur District in Kerala, India)
Wikipedia description:
The Fortaleza da São Tomé, also known as Cranganore Fort or Kottapuram Fort, is situated in Kodungallur of Thrissur District in Kerala, India. It was of 18 feet in thickness and was made of laterite. The stone fort was built by the Portuguese in 1523 and was named after Thomas the Apostle. The fort was enlarged in 1565 and passed into the hands of the Dutch in 1663, who destroyed the fort. Kottapuram Fort was an important part of the Nedumkotta fort built by Travancore under the leadership of Eustachius Benedictus de Lenoy to defend against Tipu Sultan.
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