- as the
first Chief Justice.[citation needed] In the
Kingdom of Cochin,
Desavazhis and
Naduvazhis were
empowered to
settle the
disputes following the prevailing...
-
Naduvazhi ( IAST:nātuvāḻi; lit. 'The
ruler of the land') were
feudatory Nair
princes who
ruled over
microstates that are now
administrative parts of Kerala...
-
comprising a
number of
Desams under the
control of chieftains,
called as
Desavazhis.
Mamankam festival,
which was the
largest native festival, was held at...
-
administrative hierarchy were
desavazhis who were
heads of
hamlets called "desams".
These were
divisions of nādus.
Desavazhis headed Nair
militias ranging...
-
elite subgroup of the Nair caste. They were vazhunnors,
naduvazhis and
desavazhis of
small feudal polities on the Malabar, present-day
Kerala state, South...
- more than 100.
Their power was only a
little bit
higher than that of the
Desavazhis.
Madampis supplied chieftains along with
soldiers in
times of war to the...
- not exist, nor
wheeled vehicles or pack animals,
until after 1766. The
desavazhi had the
right to
operate kalaris,
which were
military training schools...
-
district of
Kanyakumari in
Tamil Nadu) from
early times. They were
known as
Desavazhis, who were
directly subordinate to the
supreme power which was Nāduvāzhi...
-
obligations to the
Velattiri Raja of
Valluvanad alike vested. He was a "
desavazhi" (provincial governor)
under Valluvanad (southern Malabar, India), looking...
-
comprising a
number of
Desams under the
control of chieftains,
called as
Desavazhis. The era
witnessed also a
shift in
political power,
evidenced by a gradual...
