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	'''Thazhekad''',<ref>Thazhekad is the Anglicized form of the Malayalam name "Talekkad"; see T. K. Joseph, "Malabar Miscellany", parts V & 6, in ''Indian Antiquary'', February 1928, pp. 24-31.</ref> is the site of one of the earliest [[Saint Thomas Christians\|St Thomas Christian]] communities in [[Kerala]]. Once a prosperous inland port, during heyday of [[Kodungallur\|Muziris]]. The landscape was changed with the great floods of 1341AD.		'''Thazhekad''',<ref>Thazhekad is the Anglicized form of the Malayalam name "Talekkad"; see T. K. Joseph, "Malabar Miscellany", parts V & 6, in ''Indian Antiquary'', February 1928, pp. 24-31.</ref> is the site of one of the earliest [[Saint Thomas Christians\|St Thomas Christian]] communities in [[Kerala]]. Once a prosperous inland port, during heyday of [[Kodungallur\|Muziris]]. The landscape was changed with the great floods of 1341AD.

	It is the site of the '''Thazhekad Sasanam''', a stone inscribed with one of the earliest surviving edicts granting special privileges to the St Thomas Christians.<ref>''Ibid''. Joseph also provides a transcription and translation of the edict.</ref> The inscription can be dated palaeographically to between the 8th and 10th centuries.<ref>''Ibid''., p.30.</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.nasrani.net/2007/02/16/the-plates-and-the-privileges/\|title=The Edicts, Copper Plates and Privileges- Quilon (Tarisapalli) plates, Thazhekad edict, Iravi Kortan plate and Cana Thomman plate\|date=12 October 2014\|publisher=NSC Network\|accessdate=25 August 2019 }}</ref> The Thazhekad St Sebastian church is one of the oldest in Kerala dating back to AD 800. The church is also the largest pilgrimage center in the [[Irinjalakuda]] Diocese.		It is the site of the '''Thazhekad Sasanam''', a stone inscribed with one of the earliest surviving edicts granting special privileges to the St Thomas Christians.<ref>''Ibid''. Joseph also provides a transcription and translation of the edict.</ref> The inscription can be dated palaeographically to between the 8th and 10th centuries.<ref>''Ibid''., p.30.</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.nasrani.net/2007/02/16/the-plates-and-the-privileges/\|title=The Edicts, Copper Plates and Privileges- Quilon (Tarisapalli) plates, Thazhekad edict, Iravi Kortan plate and Cana Thomman plate\|date=12 October 2014\|publisher=NSC Network\|accessdate=25 August 2019 }}</ref> The Thazhekad St Sebastian church is one of the oldest in Kerala dating back to AD 800. The church is also the largest pilgrimage center in the [[Irinjalakuda]] Diocese.

	The churches and temples in the area were ravaged by [[Tippu Sultan]]'s army, during his invasion of the south, between 1789-1791.		The churches and temples in the area were ravaged by [[Tippu Sultan]]'s army, during his invasion of the south, between 1789 and 1791.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
'''Thazhekad''',<ref>Thazhekad is the Anglicized form of the Malayalam name "Talekkad"; see T. K. Joseph, "Malabar Miscellany", parts V & 6, in ''Indian Antiquary'', February 1928, pp. 24-31.</ref> is the site of one of the earliest [[Saint Thomas Christians|St Thomas Christian]] communities in [[Kerala]]. Once a prosperous inland port, during heyday of [[Kodungallur|Muziris]]. The landscape was changed with the great floods of 1341AD.

It is the site of the '''Thazhekad Sasanam''', a stone inscribed with one of the earliest surviving edicts granting special privileges to the St Thomas Christians.<ref>''Ibid''. Joseph also provides a transcription and translation of the edict.</ref> The inscription can be dated palaeographically to between the 8th and 10th centuries.<ref>''Ibid''., p.30.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nasrani.net/2007/02/16/the-plates-and-the-privileges/|title=The Edicts, Copper Plates and Privileges- Quilon (Tarisapalli) plates, Thazhekad edict, Iravi Kortan plate and Cana Thomman plate|date=12 October 2014|publisher=NSC Network|accessdate=25 August 2019 }}</ref> The Thazhekad St Sebastian church is one of the oldest in Kerala dating back to AD 800. The church is also the largest pilgrimage center in the [[Irinjalakuda]] Diocese.

The churches and temples in the area were ravaged by [[Tippu Sultan]]'s army, during his invasion of the south, between 1789-1791.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Saint Thomas Christians]]
[[Category:History of Thrissur district]]

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