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Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma was the founding monarch of the southern Indian Kingdom of Travancore (previously Venadu) from 1729 until his death in 1758. [1] He was succeeded by Rama Varma ("Dharma Raja") (1758–98). [2]
May 27, 2012 · In 1750, Maharaja Anizham Tirunal Marthanda Varma, the first of the Travancore maharajas, gave away his kingdom to Padmanabha (or Vishnu) and the family has served the deity ever since, with the “maharaja” heading the temple management.
Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (22 March 1922 – 16 December 2013) was the titular [3] Maharaja of Travancore. [4] [5] [6] He was the younger brother of the last ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Travancore, Maharajah Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma .
Jul 2, 2021 · Marthanda Varma transformed Travancore from a small princely state to the most powerful state one the Malabar coast. His military strategy and political sense has helped shape the modern state of Kerala.
Oct 6, 2023 · Hearing about the attack, Marthanda Varma deployed his military commander, Rama Iyer Dalawah to take on the Dutch. Menon believes the Dutch even wanted to attack Varma’s palace at Padmanabhapuram, but were “frustrated by Dalawah’s arrival where he reinforced the regular infantry”.
Marthanda Varma ascended the Venad throne in 1729 and crushed Dutch expansionist designs at the Battle of Kolachel 12 years later. Marthanda Varma then adopted a European mode of martial discipline and expanded the Venad domain to encompass what became the southern state of Travancore.…
Jan 1, 2022 · The Dutch, who had conquered most of Indonesia and Far East Asia, were decisively defeated by Marthanda Varma of Travancore in the battle of Colachel, making it the first Asian victory against...
Jan 31, 2024 · Marthanda Varma, also known as Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, was the founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Travancore from 1729 to 1758. He played a significant role in the history of Travancore and made efforts to fortify its heritage and influence.
Jul 25, 2021 · Marthanda Varma, who was at Thiruvananthapuram, got intelligence about the arrival of the Dutch forces at Colachel. He commanded an infantry group and arrived at Kalkulam, a small town that lie in between Colachel and Padmanabhapuram.
Mar 4, 2014 · Tussling lawyers suddenly surrounded the thin, stooped, simple-living Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma, a coir mat and car upholstery-business owner and sometime dweller in a modest house in...
