Marthanda Varma

Maharaja of Travancore from 1729 to 1758

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.

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