出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/15 04:08 UTC 版)
Venad (ISO 15919:Vēṇāṭ, Malayalam:വേണാട്, Tamil:வேநாடு) was a former state at the tip of the Indian Subcontinent, ruled by Venattadis and was the forerunner to the Kingdom of Travancore, established by king Marthanda Varma in 18th century. The rulers of Venad traces their relations back to the Ay kingdom and the Later Cheras. Venad included most of modern day Kollam, the Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala state, and the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.