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<p>2409:4073:2E99:866:BCFF:5268:FCB8:DFA3: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}<br /> The '''Diwan of Travancore''' was the [[head of government]] of [[Travancore]], a [[princely state]] in [[South India]]. Appointed by the [[Maharaja of Travancore]], the office of Diwan existed from 1729 to 1948, when it gave way to the office of [[Prime Minister of Travancore]].<br /> <br /> ==List of Diwans==<br /> <br /> * Arumukan Pillai 1729–1736<br /> * Thanu Pillai 1736–1737<br /> * [[Ramayyan Dalawa]] 1737–1756<br /> * Martandan bagavathi Pillai 1756–1763<br /> * [[Subbayyan Dalawa]] 1763–1768<br /> * Krishna Gopalayyan Iyyer 1768–1776<br /> * Vadiswaran Subbrahmanya Iyer 1776–1780<br /> * Mullen Chempakaraman Pillai 1780–1782<br /> * Nagercoil Ramayyan 1782–1788<br /> * Krishnan Thampi 1788–1789<br /> * [[Raja Kesavadas]] also known as Kesava Pillai 1789–1798<br /> * Odiery [[Jayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri]] 1798–1799<br /> * [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]] 1799–1809<br /> * Oommini Thampi 1809–1811<br /> * [[John Munro, 9th of Teaninich|Col. John Munro]] 1811–1814<br /> * Devan Padmanabhan Menon 1814-1814<br /> * Bappu Rao (Acting) 1814–1815<br /> * Sanku Annavi Pillai 1815-1815<br /> * Raman Menon 1815–1817<br /> * [[Reddy Row]] 1817–1821<br /> * [[T. Venkata Rao]] 1821–1830<br /> * [[Thanjavur Subha Rao]] 1830–1837<br /> * Ranga Rao (Acting) 1837–1838<br /> * [[T. Venkata Rao]] (second time) 1838–1839<br /> * [[Thanjavur Subha Rao]] (Again) 1839–1842<br /> * [[Krishna Rao (administrator)|Krishna Rao]] (Acting) 1842–1843<br /> * [[Reddy Row]] (second time) 1843–1845<br /> * Srinivasa Rao (Acting) 1845–1846<br /> * [[Krishna Rao (administrator)|Krishna Rao]] 1846–1857<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;<br /> ! Name<br /> ! Portrait<br /> ! Took office<br /> ! Left office<br /> ! Term&lt;ref name=&quot;term&quot;&gt;The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[T. Madhava Rao]]<br /> | [[File:Madhava Rao.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 1858<br /> | 1872<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[A. Seshayya Sastri]]<br /> | [[File:Seshayya sastri.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 1872<br /> | 1877<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[Nanoo Pillai]]<br /> | [[File:No image.png|75px]]<br /> | 1877<br /> | 1880<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[V. Ramiengar]]<br /> | [[File:V. Ramiengar.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 1880<br /> | 1887<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[T. Rama Rao (administrator)|T. Rama Rao]]<br /> | [[File:T. Rama Rao.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 1887<br /> | 1892<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[S. Shungrasoobyer]]<br /> | <br /> | 1892<br /> | 1898<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[K. Krishnaswamy Rao]]<br /> | [[File:K. Krishnaswamy Rao.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 15 April 1898<br /> | 13 March 1904<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[V. P. Madhava Rao]]<br /> | [[File:V. P. Madhava Rao.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 14 March 1904<br /> | 26 March 1906<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[S. Gopalachari]]<br /> | [[File:No image.png|75px]]<br /> | 16 August 1906<br /> | 26 October 1907<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[P. Rajagopalachari]]<br /> | <br /> | 26 October 1907<br /> | 11 May 1914<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[M. Krishnan Nair (politician)|M. Krishnan Nair]]<br /> | [[File:No image.png|75px]]<br /> | 11 May 1914<br /> | 7 July 1920<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[T. Raghavaiah]]<br /> | [[File:No image.png|75px]]<br /> | 8 July 1920<br /> | 18 May 1925<br /> | 1 <br /> |-<br /> | [[M. E. Watts]]<br /> | [[File:No image.png|75px]]<br /> | 1925<br /> | 1929<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[V. S. Subramanya Iyer]]<br /> | [[File:No image.png|75px]]<br /> | 1929<br /> | 1932<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[Thomas Austin (civil servant)|Thomas Austin]]<br /> | [[File:No image.png|75px]]<br /> | 1932<br /> | 1934<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[Muhammad Habibullah]]<br /> | [[File:MuhammadHabibullah.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 1934<br /> | 1936<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]]<br /> | [[File:CPRamaswami Aiyar 1939.jpg|75px]]<br /> | 1936<br /> | 1947<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> | [[P. G. N. Unnithan]]<br /> |<br /> | 1947<br /> | 1948<br /> | 1<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]<br /> * [[List of Diwans of Mysore]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Travancore Travancore, Princely States of India], WorldStatesmen.org<br /> <br /> ;Specific<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Diwans of Travancore, List of}}<br /> [[Category:Diwans of Travancore| ]]<br /> [[Category:Lists of people from Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:India history-related lists]]<br /> [[Category:Kerala politics-related lists|Diwans of Travancore]]</div>

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