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Source: Wikipedia Commons http://www.deepthimurali.com/kerala/2017/12/travancore-lines-nedumkotta-the-last-stand-of-travancore-against-tipu-sultan monthly 0.5 2017-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1512762538481-MVZRM1VUVJ8A85BKDE58/IMG_0394.JPG Arts & Kerala - Travancore Lines (Nedumkotta): The Last Stand of Travancore against Tipu Sultan - Konor Gate The spot breached by Tipu Sultan's army in 1789. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1512762135610-W9AVK5EXLX81S9RJ051O/Travancore+Lines+Map_December+1789 Arts & Kerala - Travancore Lines (Nedumkotta): The Last Stand of Travancore against Tipu Sultan Map: The Attack on Travancore Lines by Mysorean Army in December 1789 (Image Courtesy: British Library, India Office Records, MSS Eur E313/7) http://www.deepthimurali.com/kerala/2016/11/notes-from-the-field-imagining-travancore-in-the-twenty-first-century monthly 0.5 2018-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479988629829-I4VF7QDVHYK3X5DC4VA2/IMG_9258.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481467901264-EDEXAI08CI0ELHUEGN36/IMG_9319.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 1. Founder of Modern Travancore Marthanda Varma & Dutch POW Captain De Lannoy Here, Marthanda Varma is seen receiving De Lannoy after the Dutch loss in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. De Lannoy went on to become Travancore army's Commander-in-General. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481468417956-1DMA8J4C6KEKO2J96EDF/IMG_9322.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 2. Marthanda Varma Offering Travancore to Lord Padmanabha The mural depicts the event of Thripadidaanam where Marthanda Varma submitted Travancore to the deity of Lord Padmanabha and declared himself as vice-regent serving the Lord and overseeing Travancore as a mere proprietor on the Lord's behalf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481468478467-1031HNEHG7TVYWQWZX1W/IMG_9324.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 3. Marthanda Varma The two walls dedicated to showing Marthanda Varma's era (only he has been given two walls) ends with him seated in front of his army with the Travancore flag fluttering in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481468375338-I4CJGT6WHEY6IFLXATOR/IMG_9315.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 4. Aggression of Tipu Sultan, late-18th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479895714396-HN4XCJAM8C9FBXVW1P6A/IMG_9316.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 5. Latter-half of Tipu Sultan Mural Showing Karthika Thirunal Dharma Raja, late-18th century Dharma Raja, with the help of De Lannoy and British repelled Tipu Sultan's army once, and then, later, agreed to a truce. Known for his generosity in donating land and building residences for the disposed Kshatriyas and Bhramins from north Kerala who migrated south to escape Tipu's persecution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479895840157-1JN5I7SZR5OCIFODNW2J/IMG_9309.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 6. Rule of 19th-century Queen Regent From 1812-1815, and 1815-1829, two queen regents--Ayilyam Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi and Uthrittati Thirunal Parvati Bayi, ruled Travancore until Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1829-46) came of age. They were assisted by British Resident Colonel John Munro, perhaps depicted here on the right-hand side of the queen. Both queens have been combined into a single visual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479896074443-6KNG1HCGL04IDGBWPLTY/IMG_9310.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 7. Latter-half of the mural depicting the Queen-Regent showing Velu Thampi Dalawa Velu Thampi Dalawa (Prime Minister of Travancore from 1802-1809) is anachronistically placed after the Queen regent here; his time was right before during the reign of Balarama Varma. Thampi is now regarded a nationalist hero who defected and opposed the British, and finally, at the fear of being caught, killed himself at Mannadi temple. With his death, the rebellion was finally crushed in 1809. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479896155204-X5DBLE1JX5A1O7YU80J0/IMG_9329.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 8. Swathi Thirunal, musical maestro and patron of the arts, 19th century Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1829-40) is unsurprisingly depicted alongside all kinds of performing art forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479982455418-TO2KULHANZ5XHXFQ2244/IMG_9333.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 9. World renowned artist Raja Ravi Varma shown alongside his most famous work & the famous Metha Mani (Clock Tower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479982455662-2MFZQETAVH8ZUHAUVHZW/IMG_9335.JPG Arts & Kerala - Notes from the Field: Imagining Travancore in the Twenty-First Century - Fig 10. 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Founder of Modern Travancore Marthanda Varma & Dutch POW Captain De Lannoy Here, Marthanda Varma is seen receiving De Lannoy after the Dutch loss in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. De Lannoy went on to become Travancore army's Commander-in-General. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481467901264-EDEXAI08CI0ELHUEGN36/IMG_9319.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 1. Founder of Modern Travancore Marthanda Varma & Dutch POW Captain De Lannoy Here, Marthanda Varma is seen receiving De Lannoy after the Dutch loss in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. De Lannoy went on to become Travancore army's Commander-in-General. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479895603918-2XL1UWVBF0WIU4TMVGOP/IMG_9319.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 1. Founder of Modern Travancore Marthanda Varma & Dutch POW Captain De Lannoy Here, Marthanda Varma is seen receiving De Lannoy after the Dutch loss in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. De Lannoy went on to become Travancore army's Commander-in-General. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479987417888-WJW4J4R10XSP1I6XMELF/IMG_9319.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 1. Founder of Modern Travancore Marthanda Varma & Dutch POW Captain De Lannoy Here, Marthanda Varma is seen receiving De Lannoy after the Dutch loss in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. De Lannoy went on to become Travancore army's Commander-in-General. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479987898059-3NO1W99CJNRO82SD1712/IMG_9319.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 1. Founder of Modern Travancore Marthanda Varma & Dutch POW Captain De Lannoy Here, Marthanda Varma is seen receiving De Lannoy after the Dutch loss in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. De Lannoy went on to become Travancore army's Commander-in-General. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481468417956-1DMA8J4C6KEKO2J96EDF/IMG_9322.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 2. Marthanda Varma Offering Travancore to Lord Padmanabha The mural depicts the event of Thripadidaanam where Marthanda Varma submitted Travancore to the deity of Lord Padmanabha and declared himself as vice-regent serving the Lord and overseeing Travancore as a mere proprietor on the Lord's behalf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479896003936-JB7RW7666HUD8R6VJYDX/IMG_9322.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 2. Marthanda Varma Offering Travancore to Lord Padmanabha The mural depicts the event of Thripadidaanam where Marthanda Varma submitted Travancore to the deity of Lord Padmanabha and declared himself as vice-regent serving the Lord and overseeing Travancore as a mere proprietor on the Lord's behalf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481468478467-1031HNEHG7TVYWQWZX1W/IMG_9324.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 3. Marthanda Varma The two walls dedicated to showing Marthanda Varma's era (only he has been given two walls) ends with him seated in front of his army with the Travancore flag fluttering in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1481468375338-I4CJGT6WHEY6IFLXATOR/IMG_9315.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 4. Aggression of Tipu Sultan, late-18th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479895714396-HN4XCJAM8C9FBXVW1P6A/IMG_9316.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 5. Latter-half of Tipu Sultan Mural Showing Karthika Thirunal Dharma Raja, late-18th century Dharma Raja, with the help of De Lannoy and British repelled Tipu Sultan's army once, and then, later, agreed to a truce. Known for his generosity in donating land and building residences for the disposed Kshatriyas and Bhramins from north Kerala who migrated south to escape Tipu's persecution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479895840157-1JN5I7SZR5OCIFODNW2J/IMG_9309.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 6. Rule of 19th-century Queen Regent From 1812-1815, and 1815-1829, two queen regents--Ayilyam Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi and Uthrittati Thirunal Parvati Bayi, ruled Travancore until Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1829-46) came of age. They were assisted by British Resident Colonel John Munro, perhaps depicted here on the right-hand side of the queen. Both queens have been combined into a single visual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479896074443-6KNG1HCGL04IDGBWPLTY/IMG_9310.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 7. Latter-half of the mural depicting the Queen-Regent showing Velu Thampi Dalawa Velu Thampi Dalawa (Prime Minister of Travancore from 1802-1809) is anachronistically placed after the Queen regent here; his time was right before during the reign of Balarama Varma. Thampi is now regarded a nationalist hero who defected and opposed the British, and finally, at the fear of being caught, killed himself at Mannadi temple. With his death, the rebellion was finally crushed in 1809. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57571f990442623f70715bd4/1479896155204-X5DBLE1JX5A1O7YU80J0/IMG_9329.JPG Arteria_Thiruvananthapuram_1 - Fig 8. 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