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Muziris

Muciṟi (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Tamil: , Old Tamil: Muciṟi; Malayalam: ), also Muchiri, Classical Graeco-Roman toponym Muziris/Mouziris (Ancient Greek: Μουζιρίς), was an ancient port…

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Location
Pattanam, Ernakulam district (?)
Region
Chera Kingdom (Malabar Coast)
Type
Port/Urban Settlement

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Etymology

Location

Trade

Early descriptions

Disappearance of Muziris

Archaeological excavations

The Muziris Heritage Project

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Muziris

Nodes93
Edges92
Triples213
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021505
Components1

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Muziris

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related to External links · 35
Muziris → An Overview, Ancient Port, Ancient Ports, Cherian, Dick, Federico De, Francis, Fresh Findings, Gurukkal, Imperial Rome, In Mathew, In Search, Indian Ocean Regions, ISBN, ISSN, Journal, Kerala, Locating, Maritime Trade, Muziris Papyrus
related to Etymology · 18
Muziris → Akananuru, Chera, Erukkattur Tayankannanar, Jewish, Mucciṟi, Muciṟi, Muracippaṭṭaṇam, Muyiṟikkōṭŭ, Old Tamil, Paranar, Pathitrupathu, Periyar, Purananuru, Ramayana, Sangam, Sanskrit, Song, The
related to Location · 18
Muziris → Archaeology, Chera, Chola, Earlier, Historical Research, However, Karnataka, KCHR, Kerala, Kerala Council, Kerala State Department, Kodungallur, Mangalore, North Paravoor, Pattanam, South Indian, This, Thrissur
related to Trade · 18
Muziris → AD, Although, Arabs, Chinese, Elder, Gangetic, Graeco-Roman Mediterranean, India, Middle East, Natural History, North Africa, Persia, Persians, Pliny, Roman, Rome, South India, The
related to Disappearance of Muziris · 15
Muziris → Dick Whittakker, For, Gurukkal, If Muziris, In, In Search, Kochi, Periyar River, Rajan Gurukkal, Roman, The, They, Vembanad, Vypin, Whittakker
related to Archaeological excavations · 14
Muziris → Another, Archaeological Survey, Cheraman Parambu, In, India, Kaveri Valley, KCHR, Kodungallur, Palghat Gap, Pattanam, Roman, So, Still, Two
related to The Tabula Peutingeriana · 14
Muziris → AD, Augustan, Augusti, Augustus, Beside, It, Many Roman, Peutinger Map, Roman, Romans, Rome, Templ, The Tabula Peutingeriana, Tondis
related to The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea · 13
Muziris → AD Greek, As, Black, Chera, Chera Kingdom, Erythraean Sea, Navigation, Periplus, Red Sea, Roman, The, The Periplus, Voyaging
related to Sangam literature · 12
Muziris → AD, Akaṉaṉūṟu, Another, BC, Chera, Eṭṭuttokai, For, It, Purananuru, Roman, Sangam, Tamil
related to The Cilappatikaram · 11
Muziris → AD, Anklet, Cilappatikaram, Greek, Ilango Adigal, It, Jain, Kodungallur, The Cilappatikaram, The Story, The Tamil

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pattanam port ad trade india roman ancient excavations periyar also kerala river tamil kodungallur chera century coast region location pepper

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MuzirisLocationPattanam, Ernakulam district (?)1.00infobox
MuzirisRegionChera Kingdom (Malabar Coast)1.00infobox
MuzirisTypePort/Urban Settlement1.00infobox
Muzirisis alarge lake0.90text
Akananuruinstance ofMuziris is frequently referred to as Muciṟi in Sangam poems0.80text
R Nagaswamyinstance ofhistorians0.80text
KN Panikkarinstance ofhistorians0.80text
MGS Narayananinstance ofhistorians0.80text
who called for further analysisinstance ofhistorians0.80text
beads made of semi-precious stonesinstance oflapidary-related objects0.80text
Muzirisrelated to Archaeological excavationsKodungallur0.60section
Muzirisrelated to Archaeological excavationsAnother0.60section

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