Ayilyam Thirunal
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Sir Sri Ayilyam Thirunal Rama Varma IV was the Maharaja of Travancore from 1860 to 1880. His reign was highly successful, with Travancore, gaining the appellation of "model state of India", with such
The Maharaja circa 1875
Rajah Sir T. Madhava Rao served as Dewan during The Maharaja's reign
Ammachee, wife of the Maharaja of Travancore in 1868
Travancore Anchal Box Krishnapuram Palace
Visakham Thirunal
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Sri Padmanabha Dasa Sir Sri Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma V FRAS, also known as Rama Varma the Learned, was the Maharaja of Travancore from 1880 to 1885 AD, succeeding his elder brother Ayilyam Thiruna
Ayilyam Thirunal
…nephew of his predecessors Uthram Thirunal and Swathi Thirunal, and the grandson of Maharani-Regent Gowri Lakshmi Bayi; he was succeeded by his brother, Visakham Thirunal. Ayilyam Thirunal was born on 14 March 1832 to Rani Rukmini Bayi, the only sister of Maharajahs Swathi Thirunal and Uthram Thirunal. In the Travancore…
The Maharaja in 1868
The Maharaja with his Dewan
Visakham Thirunal as First Prince with his brother Ayilyam Thirunal and the Dewan Rajah Sir T. Madhava Rao
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicting Richard Temple-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos being greeted by Visakham Thirunal, with Ayilyam Thirunal of Travancore looking on, during Buckingham's visit to Trivandrum, Travancore in early 1880.