Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma (26 September 1814 – 18 August 1860) was the Maharajah of
Travancore
The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. A ...
state in southern
India
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, succeeding his elder brother Maharajah
Swathi Thirunal
( ml, സ്വാതി തിരുനാള് രാമവർമ്മ) (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 4 ...
in 1846 till his demise in 1860. Known for his progressive rule, he abolished slavery in the kingdom. He was succeeded by his nephew Maharajah
Ayilyam Thirunal in 1860. His mother was Her Highness Maharani
Gowri Lakshmi Bayi. He was married to Thiruvattar Ammachi
Panapillai Amma Srimathi Madhavi Pillai Kochamma of the
Nagercoil
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Ammaveedu
Ammaveedus were the residences of the consorts of the Maharajahs of Travancore in Trivandrum. The descendants of the Maharajahs were considered as members of these Ammaveedus, with a status subordinate only to royalty. The chief four Ammaveedus ar ...
, who died in 1860, a few months before the Maharajah's death. The Maharajah's daughter was married by his nephew and heir Maharajah
Ayilyam Thirunal.
The Maharajah also adopted
Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi
Maharani Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi CI (1848–1901) was the Senior Rani of Travancore from 1857 till her death in 1901. Her consort was the famous poet and writer, styled the father of Malayalam literature, Sri Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Th ...
and Bharani Thirunal Parvathi Bayi from the related
Kolathiri royal house in 1857 after the death of his niece to perpetuate the royal line.
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Swathi Thirunal
( ml, സ്വാതി തിരുനാള് രാമവർമ്മ) (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 4 ...
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Travancore
The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. A ...
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Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
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T Madhava Rao
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1814 births
1860 deaths
Malayali people
Uthram
Hindu monarchs