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Fort Emmanuel
Historic site in Kochi, India
Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India.[1] It was a bastion of the Portuguese and a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Maharaja of Kochi and the Kingdom of Portugal.[2] Named after Manuel I of Portugal, it was the first Portuguese fort in Asia.[3]
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