fɔːɹ mˈɛni sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ˌʌp tʊ ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈɑːdʒ, ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv koʊtʃˈiː wʌzðə sˈiːt ʌvðɪ ɛpˈɑːnɪməs pɹˈɪnsli stˈeɪt — ðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv kˈoʊtʃɪn, wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪ bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪn.fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt dᵻɡɹˈiːz ænd tˈɛn.fˈɪfti dᵻɡɹˈiːz lˈæɾɪtˌuːd ænd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.fˈaɪv dᵻɡɹˈiːz ænd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.fˈɪfti ˈeɪt dᵻɡɹˈiːz
For many centuries up to and during the British Raj, the city of Kochi was the seat of the eponymous princely state — the Kingdom of Cochin, which lay between 9.48° and 10.50° latitude and 76.5° and 76.58°