A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c15.34
A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c15.34
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c15.34
He notices the presence of Jews and Christians in the kingdom of Quilon and says that the king was tributary to no one. Pepper and indigo were abundant in the country which was visited regularly by merchants from China, Arabia, and the Levant. 'Corn they have none but rice. So also their wine they made from (palm-) sugar; capital drink it is, and very speedily it makes a man drunk. All other necessaries of a man's life they have in great plenty and cheapness.'