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Travancore (366 words) |
 | The state is built up of three natural divisions - a coastal area dotted with lagoons to the west, a midland in the centre and mountain peaks as high as 9,000 feet on the east. |
 | His successor Rama Varma[?] who was popularly known as Dharma Raja[?], shifted the capital in 1795 from Padmanabhapuram[?] to Thiruvananthapuram. |
 | Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma[?] assumed the throne in 1829. |
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Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (262 words) |
 | Shri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma (November 7, 1912 –July 19, 1991) was the last maharajah (ruler) of the Indian princely state of Travancore before India's independence. |
 | Balarama Varma was the eldest son of Maharani Setu Parvati Bai and Ravi Varma Avargal. |
 | His state was merged with Cochin, and Balarama Varma served as Rajpramukh of the Travancore-Cochin Union from July 1, 1949 until October 31, 1956. |