The name Rama Varma refers to a number of persons from many royal families of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

in southern India. Members of

Chera Perumals of Makotai Cheraman Perumal dynasty, also known as the Perumal dynasty of Kerala, or the Chera Perumals of Makotai or MahodayapuramNoburu Karashima (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 20 ...

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Rama Kulasekhara Rama Kulasekhara (''fl.'' late 11th century CE) was the last ruler of the Chera Perumal dynasty of medieval Kerala. He was a contemporary of the Chola kings Kulottunga I (1070–1120) and Vikrama Chola (1118–35 AD). Rama Kulaskehara is best k ...

( Rama Varma Kulashekhara) (11th-12th century AD)

Maharajas Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a prince. However, in late ancient India ...

of 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 ...

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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 ...

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Rama Varma XII Rama Varma XII (died June 1844) was an Indian monarch who ruled the Kingdom of Cochin from 1837 to 1844. Reign Rama Varma was a cousin of Rama Varma XI and ascended the throne on his death in November 1837. In 1840, the Diwan Venkata Subbara ...

* Rama Varma XIII * Rama Varma XIV * Rama Varma XV (Sir Sri Rama Varma Rajarshi and Abdicated Highness of

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

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Rama Varma XVI Sir Sri Rama Varma XVI (1858 – 21 March 1932) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin from 1915 to 1932. Reign Rama Varma XVI succeeded Rama Varma XV on his abdication in 1914. Rama Varma ruled from 25 January 1915 until his death on 21 ...

Rama Varma XVII Rama Varma XVII GCIE (c. 1861 – 23 May 1941) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin from 25 March 1932 to 23 May 1941. Reign Rama Varma ascended the throne on the death of Rama Varma XVI. The Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Coc ...

Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran Darsanakalanidhi Parikshith Thampuran (died 1964) was the last official ruler of the Cochin princely state. Since his father did not have any official heir to the throne, he wished for a son. As per localites he was born after several Yanjnas ...

(Rama Varma XVIII) (died 1964) * Lalan Thampuran (Rama Varma XIX) (1887–1975) Maharajas of the

Travancore royal family The Travancore royal family was the ruling house of the Kingdom of Travancore. They signed a treaty with the British in 1788, thereby adopting British dominance. Later, in 1805, they revised the treaty, leading to a diminution of royal authorit ...

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Rama Varma of Venad Rajah Rama Varma was the ruler of the Indian kingdom of Venad, later known as Travancore, in the modern day state of Kerala, India between 1724 and 1729, having succeeded his brother Aditya Varma. He is better known as the uncle of Maharajah Padm ...

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Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma (1724–17 February 1798) often referred to as Rama Varma I or Dharma Raja, was the Maharajah of Travancore from 1758 until his death in 1798. He succeeded his uncle Marthanda Varma, who is credited with the title o ...

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Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma III (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He was a great musician and composer who has to his credit over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani st ...

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Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma (born 12 June 1949) is the current incumbent to the throne of Travancore. He is the youngest of the four children of the former titular Maharani of Travancore, Sree Padmanabhasevini Maharani ...

(born 1949)

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