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| Keywords: The King of Cochin riding on an Elephant, attended by his Nairs.jpg Dutch traveler and historian Jan Huyghen van Linschoten 1562-1611 In Western Europe for many centuries this portrait was one of the best known images of India It shows the King of Cochin seated on his royal elephant attended by his Nair soldiers Van Linschoten's images and accounts are still being used in many publications even after centuries Hand coloring is done on the original copperplate engraving <br /> Van Linschoten's account on Nairs whom he call as Nayros is as fearsome soldiers serving the King of Cochin and armed at all times many with muskets as fine as any in Europe and which they know well how to use so that the Portugals have no advantage against them Regarding these Nairs Van Linschoten in his commentary for this image notes that Not any of them are married nor may not marrie during their lives but they may freely lie with the Nayros daughters or with any other that liketh them what women soever they bee even though they be a married women When the Nayro hath a desire thereunto hee entereth into a house where he thinketh good and setteth his armes in the streete without the doore and goeth in and despatcheth his businesse with the good wife or the daughter the doore standing wide open not fearing any man or husband 16th century Painting by Dutch traveler Jan Huyghen van Linschoten http //www253 pair com/jfazli/misc_copperplates/cochin/2 jpg Image URL http //www ebay com/itm/1752-1596-LINSCHOTEN-King-Cochin-Elephant-INDIA-/260698834827 Webpage with full details Jan Huyghen van Linschoten 16th century PD-Art Paintings of men of Kerala Nair Portuguese rule in India Cochin Royal Family Military history of Kerala Elephant riding in art of India People with elephants in art of India People with elephants in Kerala Kochi Kerala in the 16th century 16th-century paintings from India FAL | ||||
