Naduvazhi

Naduvazhi, also known as Deshavazhi (IAST:nātuvāḻi; lit. 'The ruler of the land'), is a Malayalam term used for the feudatory Nair and Samantan princes who ruled over microstates that are now administrative parts of Kerala, India. They constituted the aristocratic class of Nairs within the Hindu caste system and were either kings themselves or nobility in the service of the kings of Kerala.

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