Vira Ravi Ravi Varma was Raja of Venad, also known as the Kingdom of Quilon, between 1484 and 1503. He was a member of the Kulasekhara Dynasty, predecessors of the Travancore Rajas. He moved the capital from Kallidaikurichi to Padmanabhapuram about 1500.[citation needed] He was the ruler of Venad when the Portuguese arrived in India.[1]

Sri Vira Ravi Ravi Varma
Raja of Venad
Reign1484–1503
PredecessorSri Vira Kodai Sri Aditya Varma
SuccessorSri Martanda Varma
Died1504

References edit

  1. ^ Menon, Alappat Sreedhara (1967). A Survey of Kerala History. Kottayam: Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society.
Vira Ravi Ravi Varma
Preceded by
Vira Kodai Sri Aditya Varma
Raja of Venad
1490–1503
Succeeded by
Martanda Varma