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Resistance to Dutch East India Company

1605–1825

Resistance against Dutch VOC, notable for the Battle of Colachel.

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7th Century - 1947

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712–750
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1000–1186
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1175–1206
Resistance to Delhi Sultanate Expansion
1206–1526
Vijayanagara Resistance
1336–1646
Struggle against Portuguese Estado da Índia
1498–1961
Resistance to Mughal Imperial Rule
1526–1857
Resistance to Dutch East India Company
1605–1825
Resistance to French Colonial Settlements
1664–1954
Resistance to British East India Company Expansion
1757–1856
1857 War of Independence
1857–1858
Organized Indian Freedom Struggle
1885–1947
Islamic Invasion
European Colonialism

Heroes of this Period (1)

Marthanda Varma

Marthanda Varma

Maharaja of Travancore from 1729 to 1758

Resistance to Dutch East India Company
📍 Travancore ⚔️ VS Dutch East India Company

Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma was the founding monarch of the southern Indian Kingdom of Travancore from 1729 until his death in 1758. He was succeeded by Rama Varma (1758–98).

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