…Quilon, further south, once a great Syrian…
December 1500 CE
…Quilon, further south, once a great Syrian Christian merchant city-state, entrepôt for cinnamon, ginger and dyewood.
They commend Cabral's actions against Zamorin's Calicut, and invite the Portuguese to trade in their cities instead.
Not wishing to offend his gracious Cochinese host, Cabral politely declines the invitations, promising only to visit these cities at some future date.
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Nair
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Kilwa Sultanate
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Cochin, Kingdom of
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Portuguese Mozambique
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