The guns of Travancore or how much powder may a Maharaja blaze away
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8960910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dick Kooiman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 301-322 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Indian Economic & Social History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-4646 • E-ISSN: 0973-0893 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001946460604300302 |
| OpenAlex | W2034961151 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The main focus of this article is the chequered history of Travancore state's gun salutes. After the somewhat unexpected award of a prestigious dynastic salute in 1866, all later efforts to rise in the hierarchy of guns remained in vain. What were the grounds on which gun salutes were claimed by the rulers of Travancore, and granted or withheld by the British-Indian government? A related question is the paucity of documentary evidence that both parties had to cope with. What kind of knowledge did both parties actually posses when invoking the sanction of immemorial custom in support of their claims
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The Invention Of Tradition
The Indian Princes and their States
The English Honours System in Princely India, 1925–1947
The Raja's Magic Clothes
Invention of Tradition in Travancore
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |