The Travancore State Manual: History

able accepted according administration adopted affairs ancient appears appointed army Attingal authority British century Chera Chōla Cochin command communities Company considerable continued Court defeated Department Dewan direct Dutch duty East effect English established exercised fact force give given Government governor grant hands Highness History important India inscription interest Kerala king kingdom lands Madras Mahārāja Malabar Manual Marthanda Varma matter means measure Menon ment mentioned Nagam obliged officers Pandya passed peace period Pillai political Portuguese position possession present prince Quilon Raja Rama Ravi Varma received records reference regard reign representatives Resident respect royal rulers ruling says Series soon South South India sovereign subjects success taken temple territories Thampi tion took Travancore treaty Trivandrum village Vira visited whole