Thiru–Kochi

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Thiru–Kochi was a short-lived post-independence Indian state formed by merging the princely states of Travancore and Cochin, existing from 1949 until its integration into the state of Kerala in 1956.

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Thiru–Kochi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Indian state
post-independence Indian state
administrativeLanguage Malayalam
alsoKnownAs Thiru-Kochi State
Travancore–Cochin
linked to: Travancore-Cochin
borderedBy Arabian Sea
Madras State
linked to: Tamil Nadu
capital Thiruvananthapuram
continent Asia
country India
currency Indian rupee
dissolvedOn 1956-11-01
endDate 1956-11-01
existedDuring post-independence period of India
followedBy Kerala
formedAfter Indian independence in 1947
formedByMergerOf Cochin
Travancore
governmentType parliamentary democracy
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister
headOfStateTitle Rajpramukh
historicalRegion Cochin
Travancore
integratedInto Kerala
Madras State
linked to: Tamil Nadu
legalBasisOfReorganisation States Reorganisation Act, 1956
legislature Thiru–Kochi Legislative Assembly
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

South India
mergedInto Kerala
namedAfter Cochin
Travancore
officialLanguage Malayalam
partlyBecame State of Kerala
linked to: Kerala
partOf Republic of India
linked to: India
predecessor Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Travancore
linked to: Travancore
reasonForDissolution States Reorganisation Act, 1956
religionMajority Hinduism
religionSignificant Christianity
Islam
shortLived true
startDate 1949-07-01
status defunct administrative division
subdivisionType state
timeZone Indian Standard Time

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Travancore-Cochin alsoKnownAs Thiru–Kochi