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1-Trippapur Swaroopam or Thiruvitamcode was the early name of Travancore.
2-Marthandavarma followed the policy of ‘Blood and Iron’.
3-The absorption of Attingal, annexation of Kollam, Kayamkulam and Elayidathu Swarupam (Kottarakkara) showed the military strength of Marthandavarma.
4-By the Treaty of Mannar,Kayamkulam gave half of its territory to Travancore.
6-Then he entered into an Alliance with Cochin in 1757. He recaptured Kalakkad(the estern frontier). Thus he extended his kingdom from Suchindram
to Cochi.
7-In the famous battle fought at Kolachal (10 Aug.1741) the forces of Marthandavarma defeated the Dutch and captured D’Lannoy, who later became
the ‘Valiyakappithan’ of Marthanda Varma’s army.
8-An important innovation introduced by
Marthandavarma was the framing of the annual budget called ‘Pativukanakku’.
9-Marthandavarma is known as the Maker of Modern Travancore.
10-The Chief Minister of Travancore was known as Dalawa.
11-Ramayyan was the Dalawa of Marthanda Varma.
12-Marthanda Varma was born in the year 1705 and came to the throne in 1729.
13-Marthandavarma dedicated the kingdom to Sri.Padmanabha of Trivandrum (Thrippatidanam) on
Wednesday, January 3, 1750 (Makaram 5, 725 KE). There after the Travancore Rajas came to be known as Padmanabhadasas.
14-The ‘Bhadradeepam’ and ‘Murajapam’in the Padmanabha Swami Temple was also started by Marthandavarma.
15-Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma(1758-1798) who is
known as the Dharmaraja succeeded Marthanda varma to the throne.
16-Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai and Raja Kesava Dasa were the Chief Ministers of Dharmaraja.
17-The reign of Dharmaraja saw the invasion of Kerala by the Mysore rulers, Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan.
Travancore came to be known as ‘Dharmarajyam’ during the reign of Dharmaraja.
18-Haider’s first invasion was in 1761 and second in 1773.
19-Dharmaraja constructed the ‘Nedumkotta’ or ‘Travancore lines’ in central Kerala to prevent the Mysore invasion.
20-It was Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai, Dharmaraja’s Chief Minister, who developed Varkala as the nucleus of a flourishing town.
21-The palace at Krishnapuram was improved a Public road from Quilon to Purakkad was opened.
22-The Palace at Krishnapuram was improved a public road from Quilon to Purakkad was opened.
23-The state was divided into three administrative divisions called ‘Mukhams’ each of them was placed under sarvadhikaryakkar. The subordinate officers were called Karyakkars.
24-Raja Kesava Das was the first Chief Minister of Travancore who assumed the title Diwan.
25-Raja Kesava Das was respectfully referred to as ‘Valia Diwanji’.
26-Vizhinjam was developed into a small port by Raja Kesava Das.
27-Alleppey was also developed into a town and port by Raja Kesava Das.
28-The Chalai Bazar, the completion of the Gopuram of Sri Padmanabhaswami temple were also done by Rajakesava Das. The surname ‘Raja’ was given to Kesava Das by the Governor Lord Mornington.
29-Kunchan Nambiar and Unnayi Warrier were the famous poets in the court of Marthanda Varma and Dharmaraja.
30-It was Dharmaraja who shifted the capital of Travancore from Padmanabhapuram to Trivandrum.
31People respectfully called him ‘Kizhavan Raja’..
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