Integration of the Kingdom of Cochin

The event
India gained independence in 1947. Kochi was the first princely state to willingly join the Indian Union. Both Cochin and Travancore merged to create Travancore-Cochin, and later Malabar district of Madras State on 1 November 1956 to form the new Indian state of Kerala.

Stats
They mostly spoke Malayalam and English. They believed in Hinduism and Christianity. It was an absolute monarchy that had lasted between 6th century AD–1949 and became a Princely state between 1814–1947.

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 * India