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KOLLAM - QUILON

Kollam or Quilon, an old sea port town on the Arabian coast, stands on the Ashtamudi lake. Kollam had a sustained commercial reputation from the days of the Phoenicians and the Romans. The rulers of Kollam and China , exchange embassies and there was flourishing Chinese settlement at Kollam.

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a trading center at Kollam in 1502. Then came the Dutch followed by the British in 1795. A British garrison was stationed at Kollam in pursuance of a treaty between Travancore and the British.

Velu Thampi Dalawa of Travancore, build new bazaars and invited merchants from Madras and Thirunelveli to settle here and made very important contributions for the development of . Kollam.

Once a city of palaces, Kollam has been known to the outside world, by the time honoured proverb, "Once you have seen Kollam you would no more need your illam (Home)"

Now the district has a single revenue division with headquarters at Kollam. Pathanapuram, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara, Karunagappally and Kollam are the five taluks in the district.

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