Naduvazhi ( IAST:nātuvāḻi; lit.'The ruler of the land') were feudatory princes who ruled over microstates that are now administrative parts of Kerala, India. They constituted the aristocratic class within the Hindu caste system and were either kings themselves or nobility in the service of the kings of Kerala.
Naduvazhi ( IAST:nātuvāḻi; lit. 'The ruler of the land') were feudatory princes who ruled over microstates that are now administrative parts of Kerala...
stole sacred salagram ornaments from the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The Naduvazhi ministers and governors dissuade the Maharaja from enlisting him with...
chiefs. The naduvazhi families each saw themselves as a distinct caste in the same manner as did the rajahs; they did not recognise other naduvazhi families...
administration, the empire was divided into provinces under the rule of Naduvazhis, with each province comprising a number of Desams under the control of...
The surname "Kurup" among the Nairs often indicates individuals who are Naduvazhi or landlords and are recognized as brave warriors. Nambudiri - Malayali...
Malayali noble title denoting a major and at times, a semi-sovereign naduvazhi. It is one step below Raja, a title obtained by vazhunnavars. An example...
practiced hunting, and also started eating flesh, which was not allowed for a Naduvazhi. Unable to bear the indictments from his family, the boy decided to leave...
Desavazhis, who were directly subordinate to the supreme power which was Nāduvāzhi. Pallichal Pillai and Kodumon Pillai were the most powerful domains among...
recorded in various historical documents. They are part of the Jenmi and Naduvazhi of Kerala. Several well known families have borne the title, including...
Prabhu-Vellose Nair, Changaramponnath Kartha, Chengazhi Nambiar (Chengazhinad Naduvazhi), and Edappali Nampiyathiri. KP Padmanabha Menon in his History of Kerala...
the Rajas to powerful families, they are Desavazhi (regional rulers) or Naduvazhi (feudal chieftains and landlords) status. Like other powerful medieval...
the end of the celebration. Thrukkakkara was in Travancore state, 61 naduvazhis jointly organise the Onam festival under the leadership of the Maharaja...
his disciples challenged the "Naduvazhi", on the request of the "Naduvazhi" the Brahmin virgin took part in the "Naduvazhi". The mesmerizing arguments and...
whom they share a close history. They constituted the ruling elites (Naduvazhi) and feudal aristocrats (Jenmimar) in the regions of Malabar and Cochin...
Jotedars, Jenmis, Deshmukhs, Deshpandes, Desais, Chaudhries, Nayaks, Nairs, Naduvazhis and Samanta. Most of these systems were abolished after the independence...
Mukundapuram nadu (Muriyanadu). In the last decade of the 18th Century, the last Naduvazhi Nambiar of Mukundapuram nadu (Murija nadu) died and Sakthan Thampuran...
Chief Justice.[citation needed] In the Kingdom of Cochin, Desavazhis and Naduvazhis were empowered to settle the disputes following the prevailing customary...
from Kingdom of Kochi, the Onam festival was jointly organized by the 61 Naduvazhis (local rulers) under the leadership of the Maharaja of Travancore, till...
Chathiyara are major schools in Thamarakulam. Thamarakkulam area was under the Naduvazhi rule during the 16th to 19th century. "Moothanedathu Pillamar", an offshoot...
and a class of people given hereditary land grants (''janmam'') by the Naduvazhis or rulers'. The rights conveyed by this janmam were not a freehold in...
View (1970) as Henry Palunku Pathram (1970) Othenente Makan (1970) as Naduvazhi Moodalmanju (1970) as Lonappan Lottery Ticket (1970) as Lottery Menon/Bhaskara...
Kovilamma elsewhere in Kerala. Nethiar was further employed by some elite naduvazhis, Moopil Nairs and families of similar ancestry and rank as the default...
the existing political structure of the area (which may be ruled by a naduvazhi or a desavazhi). A sanketam could also have several smaller satellite...
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