The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s11.86
The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s11.86
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Malayâlam—Malabar (*Râjâvalî*, pt. I). The Malayâlam country included Cochin and Travancore, and it was anciently called Chera afterwards Kerala (see Chera and Kerala). According to some authorities, it was the ancient name of Travancore (Schoff, *Periplus of the Erythræan Sea*, p. 234; Da Cunha’s *Hist. of Chaul and Bassein*; Caldwell’s *Drav. Comp. Gram.*, 3rd ed., p. 16). The entire Malayâlam country originally comprised Tuluva, Mushika, Kerala and Kuva. For the history of Malayâlam, see Mackenzie Manuscripts in *JASB.*, 1838, p. 132.