The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore

by Manu S. Pillai

In 1498, when Vasco da Gama set foot in Kerala looking for Christians and spices, he unleashed a wave of political fury that would topple local powers like a house of cards. The cosmopolitan fabric of a vibrant trading society - with its Jewish and Arab merchants, Chinese pirate heroes and masterful Hindu Zamorins - was ripped apart, heralding an age of violence and bloodshed. One prince, however, emerged triumphant from this descent into chaos. Shrewdly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9351776425
• ISBN13: 9789351776420
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 5.9" x 9.1"