| 1. | Pearl fisheries were harvested by the Paravas and was a lucrative profession.
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| 2. | The state had a pearl fishery and much of its wealth came from this.
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| 3. | In the first three years the government received ?96, 000 from pearl fisheries.
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| 4. | Keelavaippar is one of the ancient five Padroado parishes of the Pearl Fishery Coast.
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| 5. | The Portuguese conquered the Pearl Fishery Coast from the Muslims of Kalyalpattanam in 1525.
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| 6. | Its name means " Oyster Wharf " in Chinese, echoing its former reputation as a freshwater pearl fishery.
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| 7. | Thoothukudi is part of the Pearl Fishery Coast, and is known for its pearl fishing and shipbuilding industries.
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| 8. | The Paravar elite continued their traditional role, organising this labour as they had done for the pearl fisheries.
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| 9. | These Catholics were brought from India to Mannar to take over the lucrative pearl fisheries from the Jaffna kings.
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| 10. | Building construction, pearl fishery and painting are other activities that have been supported by findings from these excavations.
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