in rose up from a fishing village into a flourishing European town between 1500 and 1520. It is difficult to find another town ruled by three successive European powers. From 1500-1663 the Portuguese dominated the rule, the Dutch from 1663-1795 and the British from 1795 - 1947. The Portuguese flag over the town for 163 years, the Dutch flag over the Dutch fort for 132 years and then the Union Jack flow over the town till 1947. So writes the historian K.L. Bernard in his book “The History of Fort Cochin”.
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in rose up from a fishing village into a flourishing European town between 1500 and 1520. It is difficult to find another town ruled by three successive European powers. From 1500-1663 the Portuguese dominated the rule, the Dutch from 1663-1795 and the British from 1795 - 1947. The Portuguese flag over the town for 163 years, the Dutch flag over the Dutch fort for 132 years and then the Union Jack flow over the town till 1947. So writes the historian K.L. Bernard in his book “The History of Fort Cochin”. 