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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA : M. M. NINAN<br />

Knai Thomman<br />

Bishop Joseph of Edessa<br />

These Royal grants given by Cheraman Perumal, who was the ruler of Malabar, were inscribed on<br />

copper plates ( Knai Thomman Cheppedu), giving Knai Thomman and his descendants seventy-two<br />

royal privileges, in AD 345 In some places they are referred to as “Manigrama Nivasikal”. These<br />

privileges are all Royal privileges indicating equal status of the Knai Thomman with the Kings of Chera.<br />

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