Jewish copper plates of Cochin

The Jewish copper plates of Cochin, also known as the Cochin plates of Bhaskara Ravi-varman, is a royal charter issued by Bhaskara Ravi, the medieval Chera ruler of Kerala, south India, to Joseph Rabban, a Jewish merchant magnate of the port of Mahodayapuram-Kodungallur. The charter notably demonstrates the status and importance of Jewish merchants on the medieval Malabar Coast.