The existence of the Jewish community in south India was known to other Jewish communities outside India and some other Jewish merchants also arrived in India. The Jewish merchants were influential community in their state and outside their state and were main reason for the prosperity in their kingdom. As a gratitude for their contribution to the kingdom, the ruler Sri Parkaran Iravi Vanmar gave to the head of the Jewish community Joseph Rabban the village of Anjuvannam and pronounced him the Prince of this village. These Jewish rulers had all the rights preserved to the ruling families of the Indian kingdoms. But till today there isn't an agreement among the scholars on the exact date when this 'Jewish kingdom' was established.
Different scholars give different dates to the establishment.
The Cochini Jews are divided in three groups. These Jews forefathers are considered to have arrived in India as merchants during the period of King Solomon. The Pardesi Jews are Jews who came to Keralla at different periods from different countries namely Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Spain and Germany. These groups were sometimes referred to by colors. The 'Privileged' Jews were called 'black' Jews, the 'Pardesi' were called 'white' Jews.