The Diwan of Travancore was the

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Travancore The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...

, a

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. Appointed by the

Maharaja of Travancore The Maharaja of Travancore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Travancore in the southern part of Kerala, India. The Maharaja of Travancore was the topmost ruler of Travancore until 1949, when Travancore was annexed into Indi ...

, the office of Diwan existed from 1729 to 1948, when it gave way to the office of

Prime Minister of Travancore The chief minister of Kerala is the chief executive of the Indian state of Kerala. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Fol ...

List of Diwans

* Arumukan Pillai 1729–1736 * Thanu Pillai 1736–1737 *

Ramayyan Dalawa Ramayyan (died January 1756) was the Dewan of Travancore state, India, during 1737 and 1756 and was responsible for the consolidation and expansion of that kingdom after the defeat of the Dutch at the 1741 Battle of Colachel during the reign of ...

1737–1756 * Martandan bagavathi Pillai 1756–1763 * Subbayyan Dalawa 1763–1768 * Krishna Gopalayyan Iyyer 1768–1776 * Vadiswaran Subbrahmanya Iyer 1776–1780 * Mullen Chempakaraman Pillai 1780–1782 * Nagercoil Ramayyan 1782–1788 * Krishnan Thampi 1788–1789 *

Raja Kesavadas Kunnathur Kesavan Raman Pillai, also known as Raja Kesavadas (1745-1799; Sanskrit ') was the Dewan of Travancore during the reign of Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma. He is well known for his military tactics and administrative acumen ...

also known as Kesava Pillai 1789–1798 * Odiery

Jayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri Odiery Jayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri was an 18th-century Dalawa of the Travancore, a former Indian kingdom. Background Jayanthan Nampoothiri was a migrant from Zamorin kingdom who settled in Travancore during Tipu Sultan's invasion. Having the ...

1798–1799 *

Velu Thampi Dalawa Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi of Thalakulam (1765–1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one ...

1799–1809 * Oommini Thampi 1809–1811 * Col. John Munro 1811–1814 * Devan Padmanabhan Menon 1814-1814 * Bappu Rao (Acting) 1814–1815 * Sanku Annavi Pillai 1815-1815 * Raman Menon 1815–1817 *

Reddy Row Reddy Row, (born Venkata Row, also known as Reddy Royar), was an Indian administrator who served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1817 to 1821 and 1843 to 1845. Early life Reddy Row was born in a Thanjavur Marathi people, Thanjavur Marathi De ...

1817–1821 * T. Venkata Rao 1821–1830 *

Thanjavur Subha Rao Thanjavur Subha Rao (also known as Subharao Tanjavarkar, also spelled Subba Row) was an Indian administrator and musician who served as the dewan of the state of Travancore in the 1830s. Subha Rao was a native of Thanjavur and was born into a ...

1830–1837 * Ranga Rao (Acting) 1837–1838 * T. Venkata Rao (second time) 1838–1839 *

(Again) 1839–1842 * Krishna Rao (Acting) 1842–1843 *

(second time) 1843–1845 * Srinivasa Rao (Acting) 1845–1846 * Krishna Rao 1846–1857

References

Travancore, Princely States of India
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Diwans of Travancore Diwan and divan are variant terms originally used in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish with derivates in other Asian and European languages such as diwaan, dewan, etc. (see etymology sections at Divan, Diwan (poetry) and Dewan). These terms may refer t ...

List of Diwans

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