Editing Travancore (section)

==Politics==

Under the direct control of the King, Travancore's administration was headed by a [[Dewan]] assisted by the ''Neetezhutthu Pillay'' or secretary, ''Rayasom Pillay'' (assistant or under-secretary) and a number of ''Rayasoms'' or clerks along with ''Kanakku Pillamars'' (accountants). Individual districts were run by ''[[Sarvadhikari]]s'' under the supervision of Diwan, while dealings with the neighbouring states and Europeans was under the purview of the ''Valia Sarvahi'', who signed treaties and agreements.{{sfn|Aiya|1906|pp=329–330}}

===Rulers of Travancore===

{{main|Rulers of Travancore}}

# Anizham Tirunal [[Marthanda Varma]] 1729–1758<ref name="deVriesTravancore">{{cite web|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaTravancore.htm|title=Travancore|last=de Vries|first=Hubert|date=2009-10-26|website=Hubert Herald|archive-date=2012-06-27|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627074558/http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaTravancore.htm}}</ref>
# Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma ([[Dharma Raja]]) – 1758–1798
# [[Balarama Varma]] I – 1798–1810
# [[Gowri Lakshmi Bayi]] – 1810–1815 (Queen from 1810 to 1813 and Regent Queen from 1813 to 1815)
# [[Gowri Parvati Bayi]] (Regent) – 1815–1829
# [[Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma]] III – 1813–1846
# [[Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma]] II – 1846–1860
# [[Ayilyam Thirunal]] Rama Varma III – 1860–1880
# [[Visakham Thirunal]] Rama Varma IV – 1880–1885
# Sree [[Moolam Thirunal]] Rama Varma VI – 1885–1924
# [[Sethu Lakshmi Bayi]] ([[Regent]]) – 1924–1931
# [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]] II – 1924–1949 / died 1991

===Titular Maharajahs of Travancore since 1991===

# [[Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma]] III – 1991–2013.
#[[Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma]] VI – Since 2013.

His heir is [[Revathi Thirunal Balagopal Varma]] – the titular [[Elayaraja]] ([[Crown Prince]]) (born 1953).

===Prime Ministers of Travancore===

{{main|List of Diwans of Travancore}}

====Dalawas====

* Arumukham Pillai 1729–1736{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
* Thanu Pillai 1736–1737
* [[Ramayyan Dalawa]] 1737–1756
* Martanda Pillai 1756–1763
* Warkala Subbayyan 1763–1768
* [[Krishna Gopalayyan]] 1768–1776
* Vadiswaran Subbrahmanya Iyer 1776–1780
* Mullen Chempakaraman Pillai 1780–1782
* Nagercoil Ramayyan 1782–1788
* Krishnan Chempakaraman 1788–1789
* [[Raja Kesavadas]] 1789–1798
* Odiery [[Jayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri]] 1798–1799
* [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]] 1799–1809
* Oommini Thampi 1809–1811
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====Dewans====

[[File:Madhava Rao.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Dewan Rajah Sir [[T. Madhava Rao]]]]

* [[John Munro, 9th of Teaninich|Col. John Munro]] 1811–1814{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
* Devan Padmanabhan Menon 1814–1814
* Bappu Rao (acting) 1814–1815
* Sanku Annavi Pillai 1815–1815
* Raman Menon 1815–1817
* [[Reddy Row]] 1817–1821
* [[T. Venkata Rao]] 1821–1830
* [[Thanjavur Subha Rao]] 1830–1837
* [[T. Ranga Rao]] (acting) 1837–1838
* [[T. Venkata Rao]] (Again) 1838–1839
* [[Thanjavur Subha Rao]] (again) 1839–1842
* [[Krishna Rao (administrator)|Krishna Rao]] (acting) 1842–1843
* [[Reddy Row]] (again) 1843–1845
* Srinivasa Rao (acting) 1845–1846
* [[Krishna Rao (administrator)|Krishna Rao]] 1846–1858

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Portrait
! Took office
! Left office
! Term<ref name="term">The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period</ref>
|-
| [[T. Madhava Rao]]
| [[File:Madhava Rao.jpg|75px]]
| 1857
| 1872
| 1
|-
| [[A. Seshayya Sastri]]
| [[File:Seshayya sastri.jpg|75px]]
| 1872
| 1877
| 1
|-
| [[Nanoo Pillai]]
|
| 1877
| 1880
| 1
|-
| [[V. Ramiengar]]
| [[File:V. Ramiengar.jpg|75px]]
| 1880
| 1887
| 1
|-
| [[T. Rama Rao (administrator)|T. Rama Rao]]
| [[File:T. Rama Rao.jpg|75px]]
| 1887
| 1892
| 1
|-
| [[S. Shungrasoobyer]]
|[[File:S. Shungrasoobyer.jpg|97x97px]]
| 1892
| 1898
| 1
|-
| [[V. Nagam Aiya]]
| [[File:Imageedit 0 9072996746.gif|75px]]
| 1901
| 1904
| 1
|-
| [[K. Krishnaswamy Rao]]
| [[File:K. Krishnaswamy Rao.jpg|75px]]
| 1898
| 1904
| 1
|-
| [[V. P. Madhava Rao]]
| [[File:V. P. Madhava Rao.jpg|75px]]
| 1904
| 1906
| 1
|-
| [[S. Gopalachari]]
|[[File:No-image-available-4X3.png|75x75px]]
| 1906
| 1907
| 1
|-
| [[P. Rajagopalachari]]
|
| 1907
| 1914
| 1
|-
| [[M. Krishnan Nair (politician)|M. Krishnan Nair]]
|
| 1914
| 1920
| 1
|-
| [[T. Raghavaiah]]
|
| 1920
| 1925
|1
|-
| [[M. E. Watts]]
|
| 1925
| 1929
| 1
|-
| [[V. S. Subramanya Iyer]]
|
| 1929
| 1932
| 1
|-
| [[Thomas Austin (civil servant)|T. Austin]]
|
| 1932
| 1934
| 1
|-
| Sir [[Muhammad Habibullah]]
| [[File:MuhammadHabibullah.jpg|75px]]
| 1934
| 1936
| 1
|-
| Sir [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]]
| [[File:SirCP.JPG|75px]]
| 1936
| 1947
| 1
|-
| [[P.G.N.Unnithan|P. G. N. Unnithan]]
|
| 1947
| 1947
| 1
|}

===Prime Ministers of Travancore (1948–49)===

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! style="background:#666; color:white;" rowspan="2"|{{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|name="no1"|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
!! style="background:#666; color:white;" rowspan="2"| Name
! style="background:#666; color:white;" rowspan="2"| Portrait
! style="background:#666; color:white;" colspan="3"| Term of office<ref name=responsible>[http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_2_3.htm Responsible Governments (1947–56)]. Kerala Legislature. Retrieved on 22 April 2014.</ref><ref name=history>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101549/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776%3Ahistory-of-kerala-legislature History of Kerala Legislature]. [[Government of Kerala]]. Archived on 6 October 2014.</ref><br /><small>(tenure length)</small>
! style="background:#666; color:white;" rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Assembly<br /><small>(election)</small>
! style="background:#666; color:white;" rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Appointed by
<small>(Monarch)</small>
|-
! style="background:#666; color:white;"| From
! style="background:#666; color:white;"|  To
! style="background:#666; color:white;"|  Days in office
 
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | 1
 | [[Pattom Thanu Pillai|Pattom A. Thanu Pillai]]
 | [[File:Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.jpg|100x100px]]
 | 24 March 1948
 | 17 October 1948
 | {{age in years and days|1948|3|24|1948|10|20}}
 |rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
 |rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" | Representative 
Body 
 
(1948–49)
| rowspan="2" |[[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma|Sir Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | 2
 | [[Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai]]
 |
| 22 October 1948 
 | 1 July 1949
 | {{age in years and days|1948|10|20|1949|6|30}}
|}