The famous medieval Jewish Copper Plates of Quilon (Kollam), which granted extensive commercial and social immunities to the merchant Joseph Rabban, were issued during the reign of which Kulasekhara monarch?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Quilon Syrian Christian and Jewish copper plates were issued during the reign of Emperor Bhaskara Ravi Varman I in the early eleventh century. These epigraphs granted the Jewish community led by Joseph Rabban rights to collect tolls, build settlements, and enjoy hereditary privileges, highlighting the cosmopolitan trading environment of medieval Kerala. The plates are inscribed in Vattezhuttu script mixed with Grantha characters.