Krishna Rao (died 1857) was an Indian administrator who served as the acting
Diwan of
Travancore
The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. A ...
from 1842 to 1843 and the full-fledged Diwan from 1846 to 1857.
After the death of krishna rao in 1857,
T. Madhava Rao
Raja Sir Tanjore Madhava Rao, KCSI (20 November 18284 April 1891), also known as Sir Madhava Rao Thanjavurkar or simply as Madhavarao Tanjorkar, was an Indian statesman, civil servant, administrator and politician who served as the Diwan of ...
was chosen to the high office of dewan by the
Maharaja of Travancore
The Maharaja of Travancore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Travancore in the southern part of Kerala, India. The Maharaja of Travancore was the topmost ruler of Travancore until 1949, when Travancore was annexed into Indi ...
.
References
1857 deaths
Diwans of Travancore
Year of birth unknown
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