Marthanda Varma (1706 - 1758) was the son of the Rani of Attingal. He inherited the throne of Venad, a small principality on the southernmost tip of peninsular India, from his uncle, according to the matrilineal system of inheritance. A shrewd tactician and a brilliant general, he signed a treaty with the English East India Company in 1723, in his capacity as the crown prince. Events May 23 - Battle of Ramillies November 5 - The Dublin Gazette publishes its first edition. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Attingal is a municipal town in Chirayinkil taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in India. ... Venad was one of the thirteen kingdoms of the ancient Cheran empire. ... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ...

The sons of the king, Pappu Thampi and Raman Thampi, conspired with the nobles Ettuveetil pillamar (nobles of the 8 houses) and the religious heads, the Yoggakaar to assassinate him. He escaped from the capital city of Padmanabhapuram to the loyal city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), and was assisted all along the way by the local people. Collecting his forces, he destroyed both the feudal nobles and his cousins and exiled the Yogakkar from the land. Padmanabhapuram was the old capital of the princely state Travancore in India. ... Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala Indian Coffee House Thiruvananthapuram or Thiruvanathapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) is the capital (population - 889,191 (2001)) of the state of Kerala, India. ... Feudalism comes from the Late Latin word feudum, itself borrowed from a Germanic root *fehu, a commonly used term in the Middle Ages which means fief, or land held under certain obligations by feodati. ...

On assuming the throne in 1729, he was assisted by his able minister Ramayyan Dalawa. Marthanda Varma raised a powerful and well trained army from the local people of Venad. He started on his campaign of expansion and started conquering the neighbouring kingdoms. Many of these were allies of the Dutch East India Company and they declared war on Marthanda Varma. Following the defeat of the Dutch and the capture of Admiral D'lennoy at the battle of Colachael in 1741, Marthanda Varma continued his expansion and annexed all the princely states right up to Kochi in 1746. Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries that fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. Other uses In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... // Events April 10 – Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz December 19 – Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 – Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius William Browning invents mineral water Elizabeth of Russia became czarina. ... Kochi is both a city in India and a city/prefecture in Japan. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522...

An invasion from Rettipalayam through the Aramboli Ghat was stopped and Marthanda Varma secured the Eastern border as well. Marthanda Varma renovated the 8th century old Sri. Padmanabha temple of Trivandrum, and on January 3rd 1750, he dedicated his new kingdom to his deity (tripaddidhanam) and ruled as the servant of the deity (Sri. Padamanabhadasa). (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... Indian Coffee House Thiruvananthapuram or Thiruvanathapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) is the capital (population - 889,191 (2001)) of the state of Kerala, India. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to...

He is known as "the maker of modern Travancore" for developing a small kingdom into a powerful state. He appointed his former prisoner, Admiral D'lennoy, as his commander-in-chief and gave him the status of a local noble. D'lennoy modernised the Travancore army and equipped the army with firearms and artillery. Travancore (originally called Thiruvithaamcoore, in Malayalam) was a princely state in India. ...

Marthanda Varma also took steps to improve trade, and built waterways and roads. He passed away in 1758, leaving his kingdom to his nephew Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma (Dharma Raja), during whose reign, the kingdom withstood the Mysorean invasion. Introduction The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 AD by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. ...