Calicut kingdom

Portuguese epic poem by Luís de Camões

thumb|The weave of calico sample from a shopping bag shown against a [[centimetre scale]] Calico (; in British usage since 1505) is a heavy plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may also contain unseparated husk parts. The fabric is coarser than muslin, but less coarse and thick than canvas or denim. It is still very cheap owing to its unfinished and undyed appearance.

Persian Timurid islamic scholar, diplomat and historian

1509 battle between a great Muslim compound and Portuguese-Hindu forces in India

The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , , Arabic: sāmuri, Portuguese: Samorim, Dutch: Samorijn, Chinese: Shamitihsi) was the title of the erstwhile ruler and monarch of the Calicut kingdom in the South Malabar region of India. Originating from the former feudal kingdom of Nediyiruppu Swaroopam, the Samoothiris and their vassal kings from Nilambur Kovilakam established Calicut as one of the most important trading ports on the southwest coast of India. At the peak of their reign, they ruled over a region extending from Kozhikode Kollam to the forested borders of Panthalayini Kollam (

indo-Portuguese battle

1507 siege in India

title given to the Muslim naval chief of the Zamorin of Calicut

1504 battle

Chinese explorer

Literally work by Zayn al-Dīn al-Malībarī

historical naval fleet