Expansion of Travancore Marthanda Varma

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the chapel @ udayagiri fort, kanyakumari. eustachius de lannoy s tomb located in chapel cemetery


thiruvithaamkoor launched series of raids on dutch forts in area , captured them all. in retaliation, dutch artillery force landed @ colachel (kanyakumari district) ceylon , conquered kottar. dutch forces advanced against kalkulam, thiruvithaamkoor s capital. marthanda varma, in north of state promptly marched forces south , arrived @ kalkulam in time prevent fall dutch.


in following battle @ colachel (10 august 1741), thiruvithaamkoor forces won resounding victory on dutch. more twenty dutch taken prisoners of war colachel. among them eustachius de lannoy, attracted king s special notice. eustachius de lannoy, commonly known in thiruvithaamkoor valiya kappittan (senior captain) entrusted organization , drilling of special regiment, did entire satisfaction of king. de lannoy raised rank of general in thiruvithaamkoor army , proved of considerable service marthanda varma in subsequent battles.


marthanda varma realised dutch power in region stemmed flourishing trade @ port of kochi (english: cochin). set out conquer major spice-producing areas , seize kochi hinterland deny dutch access these trade goods. after declaring state monopoly on pepper in thiruvithaamkoor in 1743, between , 1752, king annexed multiple spice-producing areas including kollam, kayamkulam, thekkumkur, vadakkumkur , purakkad thiruvithaamkoor thereby delivering serious blow commerce of dutch. treaty concluded between marthanda varma , dutch east india company both parties agreeing live in peace , friendship. signed @ mavelikkara on 15 august 1753.


following expulsion of dutch, marthanda varma turned attention once again towards kayamkulam continued seek dutch. in 1742, thiruvithaamkoor forces attacked kayamkulam possessions @ kollam , fought kayamkulam army led achuta warrier , chiefs valiya kakkanadu madhom. although thiruvithaamkoor defeated @ battle, marthanada varma reinforced army cavalry brought in tirunelveli before mounting attack on kayamkulam, led final defeat chiefdom. treaty known treaty of mannar signed, under kayamkulam became tributary state of thiruvithaamkoor. however, 1746, kayamkulam chief once again showed signs of rebellion , when conspiracies northern chiefdoms such kottayam, changanassery, kochi , ambalapuzha came attention of marthanda varma, kayamkulam annexed final battle in chief fled kochi.


thiruvithaamkoor extended kanyakumari (malayalam/tamil: kanyakumari) kayamkulam in north. following this, ambalapuzha, kottayam , changanassery annexed thiruvithaamkoor 1753. principality of meenachil annexed. in 1753 tributary states of kochi collectively known karappuram , alangad ceded thiruvithaamkoor. in 1755, ruler of kozhikode defeated @ battle in purakkad. supported armies of other local chiefs. made chiefs of kerala prostrate before power of marthanda varma ably assisted in military conquests ramayyan dalawa, later prime minister (1737-1756) of thiruvithaamkoor.








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