In 1498, when Vasco da Gama set foot in Kerala looking for Christians and spices, he unleashed a wave of political fury that would topple local powers like a house of cards. The cosmopolitan fabric of a vibrant trading society - with its Jewish and Arab merchants, Chinese pirate heroes and masterful
The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore
β Scribed by Pillai, Manu S.
- Publisher
- Harper Collins India
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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