What was the title used by rulers of Calicut when Vasco Da Gama arrived in India with three ships?

Q. What was the title used by rulers of Calicut when Vasco Da Gama arrived in India with three ships?
Answer: Samoothiri
Notes: Samoothiri is another name for the Zamorin, who was the hereditary monarch of the kingdom of Calicut (Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast of India until the 18th century.

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