Battle of Changanassery

Battle of Changanassery
Part of the Travancore-Thekkumkur War

Map of Thekkumkur Kingdom
DateSeptember 1749
Location
Changanassery, Kingdom of Thekkumkur, India
9°27′04″N 76°32′42″E / 9.451°N 76.545°E / 9.451; 76.545
Result Victory for the Kingdom of Travancore
Belligerents
Kingdom of Travancore Kingdom of Thekkumkur
Commanders and leaders

Marthanda Varma

Aditya Varma Manikandan

  • Vazhappadathu Panicker
  • Pathillathil Pottimar Executed
Strength
10,000-12,000 soldiers Unknown

The Battle of Changanacherry was a battle between the kingdoms of Thekkumkur and Travancore in September 1749.[1] Defeat in this decisive battle led to Thekkumkur losing its dominance and expanding the Tranvancore empire to the southern border of the river Meenachilar.[2]

The kingdom of Travancore conquered the princely states of Kayamkulam and Ambalapuzha under the leadership of Ramayyan Dalawa (the Dewan of Travancore). Thekkumkur army provided assistance to counter Travancore's invasion of princely state Ambalapuzha. Realizing this, King Marthanda Varma decided to invade Thekkumkoor following the fall of Champakassery (Ampalapuzha).[3][4]

  1. ^ Shungoonny Menon - A HISTORY OF TRAVANCORE - First edition: 1878 , New edition: 1983, Page 130, 131 - ISBN 978-8170200406
  2. ^ http://www.ktm.kerala.gov.in/history.htm Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Kottayam
  3. ^ A. Sreedhara Menon (1987). Political History of Modern Kerala. DC Books. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-81-264-2156-5. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ^ N.E Kesavan Namboothiri, Thekkumkoor Charithravum Puravrithavum (Kottayam: National Book Stall, 2014), 8-9.