| House of Travancore | |
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| Parent house | Venad dynasty |
| Country | Travancore |
| Current region | Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Founder | Marthanda Varma I |
| Final ruler | Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma |
| Titles | Maharaja of Travancore |
| Deposition | 1947 |
The Travancore royal family was the ruling house of the Kingdom of Travancore. The Travancore royal family 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 authority and the loss of political independence for Travancore.[1][2] They had to give up their ruling rights over the common people in 1949 when Travancore were forced to merge with Independent India and their political pension privileges were abolished in 1971.
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.[3]
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- ^ S Sajin; T G Seema Gopal. "Travancore and the friendship alliance with the British and its consequences" (PDF).
- ^ Nair, T. P. Sankarankutty (13 February 1978). "A New Look on Travancore Revolt". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 39: 627–633. JSTOR 44139406.
- ^ Travancore State Manual