Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c18.68

c18.68

Kerala (Malabar) is also called *Ugra*. Probably Kerala had the Ugra constitution. Kerala is reputed to have had some republican form of government. The title *Keralaputo* in Aśoka's inscriptions may indicate some special form of government. The *Keralaputo* was the ruler of Kerala, but not its king. Similarly was his neighbour *Satiyaputo* of Aśoka's inscriptions. The Satvats were originally on the fringe of the Deccan, and it is likely that one of their branches went further down. With Satiyaputo as a Bhoja we can take Keralaputo as an Ugra, but the identification must remain tentative until further data be forthcoming.