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°
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