History • Medieval IndiaHard
What was the administrative significance of the 'Tharisapalli Copper Plates' (849 CE) issued during the reign of Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal?
A. They granted land and fiscal exemptions to the Church of the East and Christian merchant associations in Quilon✓ Correct Answer
B. They established the monopoly of the Zamorin over pepper cultivation in central Malabar
C. They demarcated the boundary between the Venad kingdom and the Pandya empire
D. They instituted the Marumakkathayam law of inheritance across Malabar principalities
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Tharisapalli Copper Plates of 849 CE, written in Malayalam using Vattezhuttu and other scripts, recorded the donation of land and tax privileges by the Venad ruler Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal to the Persian Christian church at Quilon, along with rights for the merchant guild Anjuvannam. This document illustrates the religious tolerance and economic importance of foreign Christian and merchant communities in medieval Kerala. It is a foundational epigraph for dating early Malayalam language evolution.
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