A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt From A History Of Travancore From The Earliest Timesthe MotherCountry Of Travancore Was The Mandala Kingdom Chera, Which Once Covered The Best Portion Of Southern India, And Which Underwent Various Changes During The Four Yugas According To The Pursuit: Accounts. In The Present Age, Kali Yuga, It Was Gradually Reduced To The Present Travancore With Its Area Of 6653} Square Miles, Situated Between The 8Th And Loth Degree Of North Latitude. In This Reduced State, Travancore Became More Strongly Protected By Natural Boundaries, The South And The West Bein Bounded By The Indian Ocean, The East, By The Range Of T 9 High Ghauts, And The Northern Parts Bein Mostly Covered With BackWaters, Rivers, Lakes, &C. Thus T E Situa Tion Of Travancore Being Unfavourable For The March Of Horses And Elephants That Formed The Best Portion Of An Army In Those Days, Saved It From The Incursions Of Foreign Invaders. When Maritime Powers Began To Rise, Travancore Finding Itself Too Weak To Resist Them, Made Alliance With Them And Pursued Its Original Policy Of Commerce, Thus Avoiding Quarrels.