Travancore

Travancore was a princely state on India’s southwest coast, ruled by the Travancore royal family until its territories became part of Kerala in 1956.

Venad: A medieval kingdom in southern Kerala and the historical core from which Travancore developed. Venad was the kingdom that expanded into Travancore.
Swathi Thirunal: A nineteenth-century ruler of Travancore, composer, and patron of music and the arts. His reign joined royal administration with a lasting cultural legacy.
Princely state: A territory in British India ruled by an Indian monarch under British paramountcy. Travancore retained its ruler and internal administration under this political arrangement.
Temple Entry Proclamation: A 1936 decree opening Hindu temples under Travancore’s control to people of all castes. The decree became a landmark challenge to caste-based exclusion in the state.
Marthanda Varma: The eighteenth-century ruler who consolidated Travancore into a powerful state. His campaigns and reforms established Travancore’s territorial and political strength.
Ayilyam Thirunal: A nineteenth-century Maharaja of Travancore whose reign included administrative modernization. His government expanded public works and reorganized state administration.
Travancore-Cochin: A state formed in 1949 by the merger of Travancore and Cochin. It was Travancore’s immediate successor before Kerala was created.
Travancore Devaswom Board: A statutory body that administers many Hindu temples in the former Travancore region. It carries forward state-linked temple administration established under Travancore.
Battle of Colachel: A 1741 battle in which Travancore forces defeated the Dutch East India Company. The victory strengthened Travancore’s regional position and challenged Dutch influence.
Sree Moolam Thirunal: A Maharaja of Travancore whose reign saw the establishment of an elected legislative council in 1888. The council became an early institution of representative government in the state.

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