The Travancore State Manual, Volume 1

Travancore (India), V. Nagam Aiya

Travancore government Press, 1906 - Travancore (India)

Contents

• Shape and Area 3 General Features 4 Moun: 13
• Minachil River 18The Muvattupuzha River 18The Ranni or Pamba: 20
• The Pazhayar or theVatasseri River21 Canals and Backwaters: 22
• Coast Line 26 Ports and Shipping Facilities 27Alleppey 27: 27
• Viahinjam 30Colachel 30Cadiapatnam point 30Manakudi 31: 31
• kala oH Cuddalore Sandstone Series 37 Marine Beds: 42
• Blown Sands M Coral Reefs 45 Soils 46 Smoothwater: 52
• Climate Rainfall and Meteorology 5575: 55
• Flora 76117: 76
• 80Malabar Blackwood 81Ebony 81Sandalwood 82Anjili: 80
• Manjakadambu 86Ceylon Oak 86Manimaruthu 86Mango 86: 86
• Resins and Dyes 91 Avenue Trees 92 Cycads and Palms: 94
• Bamboos and Reeds 95 Fibrous Plants 97 Medicinal Trees: 100
• Karunochi 104Choratti 104Kazhanchi 104Narunindi 104Koda: 107
• Fauna 118163: 118
• Reptiles 134 Fish 136 Hymenopteea 138 Dipteea: 143
• Lepidopteba 143Series I Ehopalocera 143Series II Heterocera: 154
• Archaeology 164208: 164
• Indigenous 169Buddhistic 169Jaina 169Brahminical 170 Coins: 170
• Early Bud: 177
• Vattezhuttu 180Kolezhuttu 181Old Tamil 181Copies of inscrip: 185
• 185Plate E 187The language of the inscriptions 194: 194
• Their date 194Locality 194Value 195Subjectmatter 195 Forms: 204
• History: 209
• Aryan colonisation of Keralam 214Introduction of trees and plants: 216
• and the latter 221The story of his murder 221The rise of a new caste: 222
• foreign king 224The last of the Perumals 224General remarks: 225
• The antiquity of Keralam 229Mention of the Cholas Cheras: 231
• Section B Early History: 237
• 251Conquest of Vizhinjam by Rajendra Chola Deva: 251
• OP TEAVANCORE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 12TH CENTURY A D 251: 252
• Sri Vira Eavi Kerala Varma 1235 256The Manalikara Pro: 258
• Aditya Varma Tiruvadi 1333 263 Sri Vira Eama Udaya Martanda: 265
• His description of Quilon 271: 271
• regent of Sri Vira Maya Martanda Varma 300Sri Vira Ravi Ravi: 273
• Aditya Varma c 1450 276Kulasekhaia Nambirattiyar c 1468: 277
• Factory and fort at Quilon 288Siege of the Quilon Fort 289 State: 294
• 16071729: 301
• Ravi Varma 16201623 probably a corecxEnt of Unni Kerala: 314
• Resolutions passed at these meetings 319General remarks on: 328
• MARTANDA VARMA 333368: 333
• surrection 334The Ettuvittil Pillamars 336Ministerial changes 338: 338
• RAMA VABMA 17581798 page 361His personal character 369: 369
• Relations with the Nawab of Arcot and the English 373The dispute: 382
• waram 384Domestic Events 385Kesava Das 385The Popes: 390
• The attitude of the Madras Government 390Tippu enters Travancore: 398
• Treaty of Seringapatam 399Settlement of Malabar 400The expenses: 413
• favourites 417Kesava Dass retirement and death 417Sankaran Nam: 424
• Cochin affairs at the period 432Vela Tampis insurrection 433Vela: 447
• Judicial 461 Revenue and Finance: 462
• dustries 465 Social 465Birth of the Princes 466Colonel Munro: 469
• 482Birth character and education 482The new Dewan 483Subba: 482
• Military: 488
• Beddy Bow Dewan again 493The Maharajah leads a religious life 497: 497
• sion 504Early education and attainments 504Svinivasa Rows: 509
• of Parvathi Bayi 511Administrative divisions 511Attacks: 517
• Krishna Row 521MadavaRow appointed Dewan 523Visit of Lord: 525
• Travancore 525Retirement and death of General Cullen 531Mr: 535
• Financial state of the country 539Fiscal reformsAbolition of: 543
• Other reforms 544Subsequent progress 548Important political: 550
• Rajah 553 Title of Maharajah 553 The Seringapatam medal 554: 569
• Criminal jurisdiction over European British subjects 572: 572
• Important political events 576The Imperial Durbar and the presenta: 578
• Career of Sir A Sashiah Sastri k c s i 578Nanoo Pillai Dewan 585: 585
• 594TravancoreCochin boundary 597Chief political events 598: 598
• s L 609T Rama Row Dewan 613Chief events: 613
• Chief reforms 616Career of T Rama Row c i e 623S Shungra: 636
• Chief events 636Progress 640Retirement of Mr K Krishnaswamy: 644

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Travancore State Manual, Volume 1; The Travancore State Manual, The Travancore State Manual
• Authors: Travancore (India), V. Nagam Aiya
• Publisher: Travancore government Press, 1906
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Jul 13, 2005