Referenced In

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"There is now no indigo made or exported at Quilon, but there is still some feeble export of sappanwood, ginger, and pepper."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"The former, Mu-ku-tu-su, lies on the sea, 20 days from Siao-Kolan (Quilon?), a barren mountainous country of wide extent, where it sometimes does not rain for years."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"St. George, Church of, at Quilon, ii. 377n"