History of Travancore

Travancore, a southern state of India, was well known n early times. Nevertheless, its early history, extent of its territory, and other particulars are mostly buried in obscurity, owing to the non-existence of a corrected and detailed history of the kingdom.
Travancore, under the mother-country Mandala kingdom Chera, covered the best portion of Southern India. It is perhaps the only kingdom in India which preserves its original caste, religion customs, manners, institution etc., Its institutions were never effected by the Mahomedan Conquest. A very important feature in the history of Travancore is that even after being reduced to a feudatory state, its sovereigns were able to extend their dominions to its present extent; solely on their own bravery. This history will show how the sovereigns and the statesmen of Travancore distinguished themselves in the government of the kingdom, when western enlightenment and civilization were unknown in India. This remarkable native state, being situated at the southern extremity of the Indian empire, had not been brought forward prominently before the public in t early times. Thus it is not surprising that the original history remained in obscurity. This tremendous work carries the reader through the history of Travancore very swiftly. It is the only authoritative work available on this most remarkable part of Indian empire. The author has collected the complete information and details from original sources, where the public had no access, and from the royal archives. This is an immensely useful work for every student of Indian history.