Viraraghava copper plate

Viraraghava copper plate
Viraraghava copper plate
MaterialCopper
WritingEarly Malayalam
Createdc. 1225 CE; Kerala
Present locationKottayam

Viraraghava copper plate (c. 1225 CE) is a medieval Vattezhuthu inscription from central Kerala, southern India, describing the several concessions made by Viraraghava, the ruler of "Makotaiyar Pattinam" (the port of Kodungallur), to Syrian Christian merchant Iravikorttan.

The provisions include multiple commercial rights and aristocratic privileges, such as "the Rights of the Manigramam Merchant Guild", various monopolies, article brokerages and the right to use slave labour. The record is currently in possession of the Syrian Christian community in Kottayam.