Travancore
Proper noun
Meaning
English Wikipedia has an article on:TravancoreWikipedia
Travancore
A former Indian feudal kingdom.
Examples
After the Battle of the Nedumkotta (1789), due to the monsoon flood, the stiff resistance of the Travancore forces and news about the attack of British in Srirangapatnam he went back.
He was known as the ‘Maker of modern Alleppey’ and played a key role in making Alappuzha a premier port town of Travancore.
After Indian Independence in 1947, Travancore chose to join the Indian union and the first ministry headed by Pattom Thanu Pillai was installed in office on 24 March 1948.
On account of the staunch resistance by the Travancore army, Tipu was unable to break through the Tranvancore lines and the Maharajah of Travancore appealed to the East India Company for help.
Scheduled castes and other backward classes in Travancore were denied not only entry into temples, but also access to temple roads.
The King of Travancore was the Rajpramukh of the Travancore-Cochin Union from 1949 to 1956.