Vira Ravi Ravi Varma
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Vira Ravi Ravi Varma | |
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Raja of Venad, Trippapur Moopan, Chiravay Moopan | |
Headship of Trippapur Swaroopam | |
Reign | 1479 - 1492 |
Predecessor | Revathi Thirunal Rama Varma |
Successor | Vira Ravi Udaya Marthanda Varma |
Senior Raja of Venad | |
Reign | 1484 - 1512 |
Predecessor | Vishakham Thirunal Kodai Aditya Varma |
Successor | Bhutala Vira Udaya Marthanda Varma |
Born | Pururttathi Thirunal Vira Ravi Ravi Varma |
Royal House | Trippapur-Keezhperoor |
Vira Ravi Ravi Varma was a Raja who ruled in Venad, also known as the Kingdom of Kupaka, between 1479 and 1512. He was a member of the Trippapur-Keezhperoor branch of the Venad royal family, predecessors of the Travancore Rajas. He moved the capital from Kallidaikurichi to Padmanabhapuram about 1500.[citation needed] He was one of the senior rulers of Venad when the Portuguese arrived in India.
References
[edit]- ^ Menon, Alappat Sreedhara (1967). A Survey of Kerala History. Kottayam: Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society.