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Jewish copper plate
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Jewish copper plates of Cochin.
The Jewish copper plates of Cochin, also known as the Cochin plates of Parkara Eravi-varman, is a royal charter issued by Bhaskara Eravi, the medieval Chera ruler of Kerala, south India, to Joseph Rabban, a Jewish merchant magnate of the port of Mahodayapuram-Kodungallur. The charter notably demonstrates the status and importance of Jewish merchants on the medieval Malabar Coast. Historians generally date the copper plate inscription to c. 1000 CE.