Lords of the sea : the Ali Rajas of Cannanore and the political economy of Malabar (1663-1723) / by Binu John Mailaparambil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mailaparambil, Binu John.

Series:

TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 14.

TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, 1871-6938 ; v. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--India--Malabar.

Economics.

Malabar Coast (India)--Commerce--Europe--History.

Malabar Coast (India).

Europe--Commerce--India--Malabar--History.

Europe.

Malabar Coast (India)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the second half of the seventeenth century the political and ritual relationships between the various elite houses of the kingdom of Cannanore on the Malabar Coast were affected by the shifting patterns in the Indian Ocean maritime trade. This study shows how the Arackal Ali Rajas, the most prominent maritime merchants in early-modern Malabar, managed to fence off the attempts of the Dutch East India Company to gain control of the regional trade, and how they succeeded in maintaining their commercial network across the Indian Ocean intact.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Chapter One: The Geo-Political Setting of Kolathunadu

Chapter Two: The Rajas of Kolathunadu

Chapter Three: Lords of the Sea

Chapter Four: Jan Company in Cannanore (1663–1723)

Chapter Five: The VOC Trade in Cannanore (1663–1723)

Chapter Six: Power Politics in Kolathunadu (1663–1697)

Chapter Seven: The Coast Adrift: The Ali Raja and the Rise of New Maritime Powers (1698–1723)

Conclusion

Notes

Appendices

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-33494-1

9786613334947

90-474-4471-X

OCLC:

769190417

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047444718 DOI