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Zamorins of Calicut
Kingdom
Level 2
c. 1124 – 1766
Maritime trading kingdom where Vasco da Gama landed.
- Capital
- Kozhikode
- Region
- South
- Duration
- 642 years
- Main period
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Manavikraman (Zamorin at da Gama's arrival) Zamorinc. 1495 – c. 1500
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1498 | Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut Opening of the sea route from Europe to India. The direct sea route from Europe to India was opened. |
Kozhikode |
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Zamorins of Calicut for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 70 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 37 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 155 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 62 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 108 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 613 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 565 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 320 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 538 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 440 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 310 years
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Overlap: 180 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 367 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 297 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 261 years
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
Overlap: 240 years
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Overlap: 166 years
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Overlap: 92 years
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Overlap: 48 years
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Overlap: 42 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 88 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 179 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 28 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 76 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 181 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 191 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 120 years
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Overlap: 65 years
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Overlap: 47 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 219 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 227 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 106 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 310 years
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Overlap: 73 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 276 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 638 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 160 years
Ghurid Empire
Northwest · c. 1175 – 1206
Overlap: 31 years
Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1187 – 1317
Overlap: 130 years
Pandya Empire (Second Empire)
South · c. 1190 – 1345
Overlap: 155 years