Marthanda Varma

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Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma (Malayalam: അനിഴം തിരുനാൾ മാർത്താണ്ഡവർമ്മ; 1706 – 7 July 1758), was the founding monarch of the southern Indian Kingdom of Travancore (previously Venadu) from 1729 until his death in 1758. He was succeeded by Rama Varma ("Dharma Raja") (1758–98). Marthanda Varma is renowned for having defeated the Dutch East India Company forces at the Battle of Colachel in 1741. He also dismantled the Nair-Brahmin administrative setup of Ettuveetil Pillamar and the Ettara Yogam council. The Pillamars and Yogakkars aligned with the Quilon royal family of Kulashekara Perumal, did not accept the southern branches of the Venadu royal family as the legitimate rulers of Venadu, Southern Travancore (Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari). These branches of the Venadu royal family traced their patrilineal origin to the Chera dynasty and are maternally related to the Kolathiri of the Mushika dynasty and the Ay royal lineage. The Yogakkars and Pillamars were always against the Royal...

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