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Visakham Thirunal
Maharaja of Travancore from 1880–1885 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sri Padmanabha Dasa Sir Sri Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma V GCSI FRGS FRAS (19 May 1837 – 4 August 1885), also known as Rama Varma the Learned, was the Maharaja of Travancore from 1880 to 1885 AD, succeeding his elder brother Ayilyam Thirunal on the musnud, or throne.[1] He was a noted scholar of Sanskrit and literary composer in Malayalam, who reversed his brother's policy, liberally patronizing poet Kerala Varma, while hostile to painter Raja Ravi Varma.
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Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma | |
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Maharaja of Travancore | |
![]() The Maharaja in 1868 | |
Reign | 30 May 1880 – 4 August 1885 |
Predecessor | Ayilyam Thirunal |
Successor | Moolam Thirunal |
Born | 19 May 1837 |
Died | 4 August 1885 (aged 48) |
Consort | Arumana Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Lakshmi Pillai Kochamma |
Issue | Narayanan Thampi
Bhageerathi Pillai Rukmini Pillai Bhagavathi Pillai |
House | Venad Swaroopam |
Dynasty | Kulasekhara |
Father | Punartham Thirunal Rama Varma Koil Thampuran |
Mother | Gowri Rukmini Bayi |
Religion | Hinduism |
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