Venadu kingdom
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Venadu, romanised as Venad, also known as Quilon, was a medieval state located between the Western Ghat Mountains and the Arabian Sea, at the south-western tip of India, with its traditional capital a
Mampalli copper plate (10th century AD)
Kollam, the capital of the Venadu rulers, in the 17th century CE
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Jewish copper plates of Cochin (early 11th century CE)
Marthanda Varma
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Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, was the founding monarch of the southern Indian Kingdom of Travancore from 1729 until his death in 1758. He was succeeded by Rama Varma.
Venadu kingdom
…later evolved into the modern state of Travancore in the 18th century CE, as feudal relations and medieval political authority were dismantled under Marthanda Varma (1729–1758), who is often credited as "the Maker of Travancore". According to Da San Bartolomeo, a famous Austrian historian who resided in Kerala…
A depiction of Marthanda Varma
The chapel at Udayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari. Eustachius de Lannoy's tomb is located in the chapel cemetery.