Travancore (Princely State)

This article is about the specific polity Travancore (Princely State) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Establishment

• January 1796: Travancore became a princely state of the British Raj.

Chronology

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1. Partition of India

Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

• January 1948: Accession to India (exact date not known). The Indian Independence Act came into being on 15 August.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1815: In 1814, as per the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, the islands of Kochi, including Fort Kochi, were ceded to the United Kingdom. This agreement was made between the Dutch Governor-General Godert van der Capellen and British Governor-General Lord Minto. The Kingdom of Cochin (Princely State) lost control of the territory to the United Kingdom in this exchange for the island of Banca.

Disestablishment

• January 1948: Accession to India (exact date not known). The Indian Independence Act came into being on 15 August.

Selected Sources

• Indian independence Act. Retrieved on March, 24th 2024 on https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1947/30/pdfs/ukpga_19470030_en.pdf