- Sakthan Thampuran
Actual name of Sakthan Thampuran was
Raja Rama Varma (1751-1805).He was a king of Cochin and his palace was inThrissur , centralKerala , southIndia . Thrissur is the cultural capital of Kerala and Sakthan Thampuran is the very architect of Thrissur.Thrissur Pooram was introduced by him.His palace is located in the heart of Thrissur town and has several well-preserved materials and galleries. The palace is usually known as Vadakkekara Palace, it was reconstructed in Kerala-Dutch style in 1795.
He punished criminals and wrong doers mercilessly. He meted out justice without any mercy. So people called him Sakthan Thampuran which means Powerful king in
Malayalam language. He was responsible for the crushing of feudal lords and hence increasing royal power. Historians state that he never encouraged Portuguese Missioners but offered land and other grants to Syrian Christians. His Grants to Syrian Christians paved way for the flourish of Syrian Christians in Trichur District. Sakthan Thampuran punished thieves and family rivals severely.ee also
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Thrissur Pooram
*Thrissur
*Kerala
*Perumpadapu Swaroopam
*Kingdom of Cochin External links
*The Sakthan Thampuran Palace is at coordinates coord|10.531181|76.216259|type:landmark
* [http://thrissur.nic.in/History.htm Sakthan Thampuran]
* [http://www.keralatourism.org Kerala Tourism]
* [http://www.gosree.org Cochin Royal Family website]
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