Travancore

A kingdom that existed in the South-Western coast of India (Present day Kerala) from 1729 to 1949. Became a powerful kingdom in the late medieval era under king Marthanda Varma. It expanded to include most of south Kerala under its control but ultimately fell prey to British Eat India Company's subsidiary alliance and its rulers were forced to lick the boots of British Empire. As a princely state its rulers led several key socio-economic reforms such as building schools and allowing women to go to colleges, allowing all castes to visit temples, forming a new legislative assembly etc. later merged with the Indian Union in 1949.

A kingdom that existed in the South-Western coast of India (Present day Kerala) from 1729 to 1949. Became a powerful kingdom in the late medieval era under king Marthanda Varma. It expanded to include most of south Kerala under its control but ultimately fell prey to British Eat India Company's subsidiary alliance and its rulers were forced to lick the boots of British Empire. As a princely state its rulers led several key socio-economic reforms such as building schools and allowing women to go to colleges, allowing all castes to visit temples, forming a new legislative assembly etc. later merged with the Indian Union in 1949.