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Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch East India Company forces at the Battle of Colachel in 1741. He also put an end to the Ettuveetil Pillamars and the Ettara Yogam council and took full power as a king.
In the 1730s, Marthanda Varma, the ruler of Travancore, adopted an expansionist policy, and conquered several territories from these small states. This threatened the interests of the Dutch East India Company 's command at Malabar, whose spice trade depended on procurement of spices from these states. [5]
- 10 August 1741
- Travancore Victory
Dec 29, 2018 · Had Raja Marthanda Varma not captured all their forts and gave them a devastating defeat in 1741, the History of India would have been different with Dutch supremacy extending across other parts of the country!
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...
Aug 10, 2024 · Marthanda subdued the revolt and drastically curtailed the powers of the Ettuveetil Pillamar, the Nair aristocracy, and the Yogakkara. Realising that the Dutch power in Kerala stemmed from their monopoly over the spice trade, he turned his attention to Central Kerala, the hub of spice cultivation.
Jul 2, 2021 · Marthanda Varma was just 23 years old when he succeeded his uncle Rama Varma in the year 1729. It was a difficult time for the dynasty as the kingdom was close to a civil war and financially bankrupt.
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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”.
