Travancore-Cochin
Travancore–Cochin, officially the United State of Travancore and Cochin and later the State of Travancore–Cochin, was a short-lived state of India. It was formed through the merger of two former kingdoms, Travancore and Cochin on 1 July 1949. Its original capital was Trivandrum.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- United State of Travancore and Cochin State of Travancore–Cochin
- Country.common_name
- Travancore–Cochin
- Country.capital
- Trivandrum
- Country.status
- State
- Country.year_start
- 1949
- Country.year_end
- 1956
- Country.p1
- Kingdom of Travancore
- Country.flag_p1
- Flag of Kingdom of Travancore.svg
- Country.p2
- Kingdom of Cochin
- Country.flag_p2
- Cochin flag.svg
- Country.s1
- Kerala
- Country.flag_s1
- Flag of Kerala.png
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Merger of Kanyakumari with Madras State
- Retainment of Devikulam and Peerumedu Taluks in Kerala
- Prime Ministers
- Chief Ministers
- Subdivisions
- References
- Further reading
Travancore–Cochin, officially the United State of Travancore and Cochin and later the State of Travancore–Cochin, was a short-lived state of India. It was formed through the merger of two former kingdoms, Travancore and Cochin on 1 July 1949. Its original capital was Trivandrum.
The five Tamil-majority Taluks of Vilavancode, Kalkulam, Thovalai, Agastheeswaram, and Sengottai were transferred from Travancore-Cochin to Madras State in 1956. The Malayalam-speaking regions of the Travancore–Cochin merged with the Malabar District (excluding Laccadive & Minicoy Islands) and the Kasaragod Taluk of South Canara district in Madras State to form the modern Malayalam-state of Kerala on 1 November 1956, according to the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 passed by the Government of India.
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