Travancore-Cochin

Travancore-Cochin was a state in Tamil south and Sri Lanka (South Asia) that lasted from 1949 to 1956 CE, about 7 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Dravidian (Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam).

Indian state formed on 1 July 1949 by merging the princely states of Travancore and Cochin. In 1956 its Tamil-majority taluks went to Madras State and the rest joined Kerala.

See Travancore-Cochin on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1949 to 1956 CE

Duration

7 years

Type

State

Region

Tamil south and Sri Lanka, South Asia

Language of its rulers

Dravidian

Capital

Trivandrum

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Travancore–Cochin.

Came from

• Travancore 1729 to 1949 CE

Became

• Kerala 1956 CE to the present

Neighbours in South Asia

• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Mysore c. 1399 to 1950 CE
• Kingdom of Nepal 1768 to 2008 CE
• Pakistan 1947 CE to the present
• Sri Lanka 1948 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Manipur c. 1110 to 1949 CE
• Twipra Kingdom c. 1400 to 1949 CE
• Portuguese Goa 1510 to 1961 CE
• Koch dynasty and Cooch Behar 1515 to 1949 CE
• Kingdom of Sikkim 1642 to 1975 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe

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