Question

How are copper plates an important source of information on medieval Kerala?

Answer 1

Instructions: Explain the following points:

1. Copper plates as documents
2. Copper plates as land grants issued by chieftains
3. Talk about Jewish copper plate and the information we get from it.

Solution:

• The copper plates were used as documents in medieval Kerala.​
• Chieftains recorded land grants to temples in the form of inscriptions on copper plates. Traders documented their transactions on copper plates.​
• In the Jewish copper plate, the rights sanctioned to traders by the Perumal ruler Bhaskararavi are inscribed. ​

This way, copper plates serve as an important source of information on medieval Kerala.