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The '''Northern Division''' or '''Kottayam Division''' was one of the three (or four) [[Travancore#Administrative divisions|administrative subdivisions]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Travancore]] in [[British India]].<ref name="AHoT 486">{{cite book|last1=Shungoony Menon|first1=P.|title=A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times|date=1878|publisher=Higgin Botham & Co.|location=Madras|page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistorytravanc00menogoog/page/n608 486]|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorytravanc00menogoog|accessdate=5 May 2016|language=English|format=pdf}}</ref> It was established in 1856 and covered parts of [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]] and [[Idukki district|Idukki]] in the present-day [[Kerala]]. The division was administered by a Diwan Peishkar, a civil servant of rank equivalent to a [[District Collector]]. The division was sub-divided into the taluks of [[Aluva|Alangadu]], [[Kunnathunad|Kunnatunadu]], [[Meenachil]], [[Muvattupuzha]] | The '''Northern Division''' or '''Kottayam Division''' was one of the three (or four) [[Travancore#Administrative divisions|administrative subdivisions]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Travancore]] in [[British India]].<ref name="AHoT 486">{{cite book|last1=Shungoony Menon|first1=P.|title=A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times|date=1878|publisher=Higgin Botham & Co.|location=Madras|page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistorytravanc00menogoog/page/n608 486]|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorytravanc00menogoog|accessdate=5 May 2016|language=English|format=pdf}}</ref> It was established in 1856 and covered parts of [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]] and [[Idukki district|Idukki]] in the present-day [[Kerala]]. The division was administered by a Diwan Peishkar, a civil servant of rank equivalent to a [[District Collector]]. The division was sub-divided into the taluks of [[Aluva|Alangadu]], [[Kunnathunad|Kunnatunadu]], [[Meenachil]], [[Muvattupuzha]] , [[Kothamangalam]] , [[North Paravur|Paravur]], [[Thodupuzha]] and [[Vaikom]].<ref>{{cite book |title=A classbook of the geography of Travancore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JZdeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA47 |author=Thomas Foulkes |year=1864}}</ref> The headquarters of the division was first located at [[Cherthala]], and later got shifted to [[Kottayam]]. | ||
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| Northern Division | |
|---|---|
| Division of Travancore | |
| 1856–1949 | |
 Location of Travancore | |
| Capital | Kottayam |
| History | |
| • Type | Monarchy |
| Historical era | British Raj |
• Established | 1856 |
• Disestablished | 1949 |
| Today part of | Kerala, India |
The Northern Division or Kottayam Division was one of the three (or four) administrative subdivisions of the princely state of Travancore in British India.[1] It was established in 1856 and covered parts of Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki in the present-day Kerala. The division was administered by a Diwan Peishkar, a civil servant of rank equivalent to a District Collector. The division was sub-divided into the taluks of Alangadu, Kunnatunadu, Meenachil, Muvattupuzha , Kothamangalam , Paravur, Thodupuzha and Vaikom.[2] The headquarters of the division was first located at Cherthala, and later got shifted to Kottayam.
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- ↑ Shungoony Menon, P. (1878). A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times (pdf). Madras: Higgin Botham & Co. p. 486. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Thomas Foulkes (1864). A classbook of the geography of Travancore.
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