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· Velu Thampi was the Dalawa of Travancore
· Velu Thampi was appointed Mulakumadiseela Karyakar
(Commercial Minister in 1799 by Balaramavarma)
· In 1800 he became the Dalawa
· Velu Thampi introduced travelling courts in Travancore
· On 11 January 1809 (1st Makaram 984) issued
the famous Kundara Proclamataion indicting the British rule and exhorting the
people to rally under his banner for a patriotic struggle against the foreigners.
· He organized a Hussur Kachery at Kollam
· Velu Thampi committed suicide in the house of the Potti
of the Bhagavati temple at Mannadi
· His relatives were deported to Maldives
· The oldest male member of the Paliyam family was the
hereditary Diwan of Cochin Raja
· Paliyat Achan revolted against the British in
collaboration with Velu Thampi. But he was finally defeated and deported to
Madras. Cochin became a subsidiary state of the British in 1809
· The Kurchyas and Kurumbas of Wynad rose in revolt against
the British in 1812
· Kurichya Revolt was the last of the early revolts broke
out in Malabar against the British supremacy
· Trippapur Swaroopam or Thrivitamcode was the early name
of Travancore
· Marthandavarma followed a policy of ‘blood and Iron’
· In the famous battle fought at Colachel (10 August, 1741)
the forces of Marthadavarma defeated the Dutch and captured D’Lannoy, who later
became the ‘Valiakappitham’ of Marthanda Varma’s army.
· By the treaty of Mannar (1742) Kayamkulam became a vassal
of Travancore
· An important innovation introduced by Marthandavarma was
the framing of the annual budget called ‘Pativukanakku’
· Marthandavarma is known as the maker of modern Travancore
· The Chief Minister of Travancore was known as Dalawa
· Ramayyan Dalawa was Diwan of Marthanda Varma
· Marthanda Varma was born in the year 1705 and came to the
throne in 1729
· 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.
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· The ‘Bhadradeepam’ and ‘Murajapam’ in the Padmanabha Swami
Temple was also started by Marthandavarma
· Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma (1758-1798) who is known as
the Dharmaraja succeeded Marthandavarma to the throne
· Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai and Rajakesava Das were the
Chief Ministers of Dharmaraj
· The reign of Dharma Raja 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
· Dharmaraja constructed the ‘Nedumkotta’ or ‘Travancore
lines’ in central Keralla to prevent the Mysore invasion
· It was Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai, Dharmaraja’s Chief
Minister, who developed Varkala as the nucleus of a flourishing town.
· Raja Kesava Das was the first Chief Minister of
Travancore who assumed the title Diwan.
· Raja Kesava Das was respectfully referred to as ‘Valia Diwanji’
· Vizhinjam was developed into a small port by Raja Kesava
Das
· Alleppey was also developed into a town and port by Raja
Kesava Das
· The Chalai Bazar, the completion of the Gopuram of Sri
Padmanabhaswami temple were also done by Rajakesava Das.
· The name “Raja Kesava Das” was given to him by the
Governor General Lord Mornington (Lord Wellesley)
· Kunjan Nambiar and Unnayi Warrier were the famous poets
in the court of Dharmaraja
· It was Dharma Raja who shifted the capital of Travancore
from Padmanabhapuram to Trivandrum
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· People respectfully called him ‘Kizhavan Raja’ because
when he died, he was 74 years old
· After the death of Dharmaraja, Balarama Varma came to the
throne
· He appointed Veluthampi as his commerce minister and then
the Dalawa
· Ummini Thampi became the new Dalawa after Veluthampi
· The weaver’s township of Balaramapuram was created by
Ummini Thampi
· Resident col. Monro was appointed as the first English Diwan
in Travancore (Rani Gauri Lekshmi Bai 1811)
· The Secretariat system was introduced in Travancore by
Col. Munro
· Co. Munro changed the Karyakar position to Tahsildar
· The direct management of Devaswams by Government was
introduced by Col. Monro
· In 1812 Rani Gauri Laskhmi Bai abolished the purchase and
sale of all slaves and granted them independence
· The London Mission Society (LMS) at Nagercoil was
established in 1816 under the patronage of Gauri Parvati Bai
· Rani Gauri Parvathi Bai made primary education compulsory
in Travancore in 1817
· The reign of Swathi Thirunal (1829-1847) was a Golden Age
in the history of Travancore
· Swathi Thirunal was known as ‘Garbhasreeman’
· Sucheendran Kaimukku was also abolished by Swathi
Thirunal
· He shifted Hussur Kachery from Quilon to Trivandrum
· He introduced English Education in Trivandrum
· An English School was opened at Trivandrum in 1834 and in
1836 it became Raja’s Free School
· Swathi Thirunal opened the Trivandrum observatory in 1836
· He introduced the first charity hospital at Trivandrum
· He set up the Department of Engineering, Irrigation and
Maramathu Department for the first time
· First census of the state was conducted in 1836 by Swathi
Thirunal
· Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma abolished all restrictions
with regard to the covering of their upper parts by a Channar women in South
Travancore in 1859
· First Post-Office in Travancore (also of Kerala) was
opened at Alleppey during the reign of Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma in 1857
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· First modern factory for the manufacture of coir was also
opened at Alleppey (1859) during the period of Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma
· Agrarian Reforms in Travancore began during the period of
Ayilyam Thirunal
· The Pandarapattam Proclamation (1865) and the Janmi-Kudiyam
Proclamation (1867) for agrarian reforms were during the period of Ayilyam
Thirunal.
· Trivandrum Museum building and the main building of
Trivandrum University College were constructed during the reign of Ayilyam
Thirunal
· The first systematic census of Travancore was taken on
May 18, 1875 by Ayilyam Thirunal
· Ayilyam Thirunal was also the first Raja of Travancore to
receive the title ‘Maharaja’ from the British crown.
· Ayurveda College was started during the period of Sri
Mulam Thirunal (1885-1924)
· Sri Mulam Thirunal formulated a Legislative Council in
1888. This was the first Legislative Council in an Indian State
· Th Sri Mulam Popular Assembly (Praja Sabha) was formed in
1904 by Sri Mulam Thirunal
· Devadasi system in the temples of South Travancore was
abolished during the regency of Setu Lekshmi Bai
· Sri Chitra Thirunal Balarama Varma (1931-1949) was the
last ruling Raja of Travancore
· The Temple Entry Proclamation (1936) and the
establishment of Travancore University (1937) were the significant achievements
of Sri Chitra Thirunal
· Travancore Rubber Works (Trivandrum) Kundara Ceramic
Factory, Punalur Plywood Factory and Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore
Limited (Elur) were started during the period of Sri Chitra Thirunal
· The execution of the Pallivasal Hydroelectric Scheme and
the introduction of State Transport Services were also done by Sri Chitra
Thirunal
· Sr. C.P Ramaswami Ayyer was the Diwan of Sri Chitra
Thirunal
· Sir C.P Ramaswami Ayyer was the last Diwan of Travancore
· The Proclamation of Independent Travancore was made by Sir.
C.P Ramaswami Ayyer
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