Zend Avesta 1771
Braham Hyacinthe Anquetil Du Perron (1754-1762)
Anquetil gives in
French the contents of the engravings on copper plates or olles ,of a series
oflocal privilages concerning taxes,land rights, rights to purchase and sell, right
to ride on elephents ,the Christian churches right to punish there if considered guilty.
Granted around 800 AD by Scharan Peroumal or Ayyan Atikal
,the Travancore Raja resided at Crangaanore (kodungalloor) and written down by
the second King Tama in part at te temple of Vaikom (south west of Cochin on
the road to Kottayam. These privileges were received in writing by an Armenian Merchant
(of the Syrian Christ Church) named Thoma sKnaye around 800 AD to the sound of
drums ,trumpets and gunshots.
This was communicated to him by the Syrian Christian clergy of Cochin in January 1758
(Voyagein India Relation devoyage enPreliminaire a la
Traduction du Zen d Avesta 1771)p 222-225
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