Rama Varma X (died January 1809) was an Indian monarch who ruled the

Kingdom of Cochin The kingdom of Cochin or the Cochin State, named after its capital in the city of Kochi (Cochin), was a kingdom in the central part of present-day Kerala state. It originated in the early part of the 12th century and continued to rule until i ...

from 1805 to 1809.

Family

Rama Varma was the son of

Sakthan Thampuran Rama Varma Kunji Pillai Thampuran (1751–1805), or Rama Varma IX, popularly known as Sakthan Thampuran (''Sakthan'' meaning powerful), was the ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin. The current southern Indian city of Kochi was part of the erstwhile ...

's mother's younger sister (famously known as Chittamma Thampuran) and therefore his cousin. He succeeded the Sakthan Thampuran on the latter's death in 1805

Reign

Rama Varma is generally remembered as a generous, mild-mannered person and an incapable monarch. Rama Varma was an excellent writer and authored the ''Sundarakanda Purana''.

Death

Rama Varma died at Vellarapilly in January 1809.

References

* 1809 deaths Rulers of Cochin Year of birth unknown {{india-royal-stub