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Fort Emmanuel
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| Fort Emmanuel | |
|---|---|
| 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°57′59″N 76°14′21″E / 9.9663°N 76.2391°E |
| Built | 1503 |
| Architectural style(s) | Portuguese |
  Location of Fort Emmanuel in Kerala | |
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]
- ^ "Fort Immanuel at Fort Kochi". keralatourism.org. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Fort Immanuel at Fort Kochi | Ernkulam Destinations". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Logan, William. Malabar. District Manual. Asian Educational Services, 1887.
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