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Naduvazhi ( IAST:nātuvāḻi; lit. 'The
ruler of the land') were
feudatory Nair
princes who
ruled over
microstates that are now
administrative parts of Kerala...
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comprising a
number of
Desams under the
control of chieftains,
called as
Desavazhis.
Mamankam festival,
which was the
largest native festival, was held at...
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aristocratic title. It was
conferred by the
Rajas to
powerful families, they are
Desavazhi (regional rulers) or
Naduvazhi (feudal
chieftains and landlords) status...
- not exist, nor
wheeled vehicles or pack animals,
until after 1766. The
desavazhi had the
right to
operate kalaris,
which were
military training schools...
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obligations to the
Velattiri Raja of
Valluvanad alike vested. He was a "
desavazhi" (provincial governor)
under Valluvanad (southern Malabar, India), looking...
- as the
first Chief Justice.[citation needed] In the
Kingdom of Cochin,
Desavazhis and
Naduvazhis were
empowered to
settle the
disputes following the prevailing...
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political structure of the area (which may be
ruled by a
naduvazhi or a
desavazhi). A
sanketam could also have
several smaller satellite temples (keezhedams)...
- Vellattiri.
Kunnathattil Madambil Nair (Mannarghat Nair) – the
chieftain (
desavazhi) who
looked after the
affairs of the
eastern boundary and
hilly areas...
- into
Naadus and Desams, each
governed by
rulers known as
Naaduvazhi and
Desavazhi, respectively,
often belonging to the
Samanthan Nair and
Kiriyath Nair...
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elite subgroup of the Nair caste. They were vazhunnors,
naduvazhis and
desavazhis of
small feudal polities on the Malabar, present-day
Kerala state, South...
