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Fort Emmanuel
Historic site in Kochi, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the fort in Kerala, India. For the fort in Malta, see Fort Manoel. For the fur trading post in North Dakota, see Fort Lisa (North Dakota).
Not to be confused with Fort Kochi.
Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India.[1] It was a bastion of the Portuguese and a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Maharaja of Kochi and the Kingdom of Portugal.[2] Named after Manuel I of Portugal, it was the first Portuguese fort in Asia.[3]
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Fort Emmanuel | |
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Native name ഫോർട്ട് കൊച്ചി (Malayalam) | |
![]() Watercolour painting of the fort of Cochin, with a British flag, from across the backwaters, unknown artists, around 1800 AD. | |
Location | Fort Kochi, Kochi, India |
Coordinates | 9.9663°N 76.2391°E / 9.9663; 76.2391 |
Built | 1503; 521 years ago (1503) |
Architectural style(s) | Portuguese |
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