List of Rulers of Kerala | GK Boys

The royal family was alternatively known as the Kupaka Swaroopam, Thripappur Swaroopam, Venad Swaroopam, Vanchi Swaroopam etc. It has its seat today at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. In the 18th century CE, the Travancore royal family adopted some members from the royal family of Kolathunadu based at Kannur, and Parappanad based in present-day Malappuram district.

List of Rulers of Kerala

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Marthanda Varma

Karthika Thirunal

Balarama Varma

Gouri Lakshmibai

Gowri Parvathibai

Swati Thirunal

Uthram Thirunal

Ayilyam Thirunal

Visakham Thirunal

Sri Moolam Thirunal

Sethu Lakshmi Bai

Chithira Thirunal

Pazassi Raja

Kunjali Marakkar

Ramayyan Dalawa

Raja Kesavadas

Velu Thampi Dalawa

Raja Ravi Varma

Ramaswami Iyer

Sakthan Thampuran

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The family descends from ancient Kings. The first recorded inscription of the Venad chiefdom that later became Travancore is in the copper-plate grants of land and privileges on Jewish and Christian tradesmen. The grants were made by the rulers of Kerala, the Perumal Viceroys of South Indian Kingdoms of the West Coast who were deputed to rule Kerala and witnessed by Nair Chiefs including the then Chief of Venad.

In the beginning, when aristocratic lineages rose to power, as in the case of small group broken away from its earlier tharavad through conquest. When they acquired office, these groups seem to have severed ties with their former lineages and clans and to have conferred on themselves, a higher ritual rank as independent castes. These myths are likely to have been created to add to the aura of the dynasty.