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His successor [[Rama Varma]] who was popularly known as [[Dharma Raja]], shifted the capital in [[1795]] from [[Padmanabhapuram]] (''see also'' [[Padmanabhapuram Palace]]) to [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. RamaVarma's period is considered as a golden age in the history of Travancore. He not only retained the territorial gains of his predecessor Marthanda Varma, but also improved and encouraged social developments. He was greatly assisted by a very efficient administrator, [[Raja Kesavadas]], who was the Diwan of Travancore.

During his reign, [[Tipu Sultan]], the ruler of [[Mysore]] attacked Travancore in A.D.1791. The Travancore forces withstood the Sultan for 6 months, and the Maharajah appealed to the [[British East India Company]] for aid, starting a precedent which led to the installation of a British [[resident]] in the country. The British resident, Colonel Macaulay, managed to engage the ruler in treaties which effectively made the state a [[protectorate]] of the East India Company and ended its autonomy. Tipu Sultan was defeated by the Company and he did not trouble Travancore anymore till his death in 1799 during the Fourth Mysore War. The Dharma Raja improved trade in the country.

====Balarama Varma====