Naduvazhi ( IAST:nātuvāḻi; lit. 'The ruler of the land') were feudatory Nair princes who ruled over microstates that are now administrative parts of Kerala, India.[1][2] They constituted the aristocratic class of Nairs within the Hindu caste system and were either kings themselves or nobility in the service of the kings of Kerala.
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