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 | | The region was ruled by the Ay Dynasty during the first Sangham age (circa 300 BC – 600 AD) and was the scene of many battles between the Kulashekaras and the Cholas during the second Sangham age (circa 850–1400 AD), when Vizhinjam, the capital, was sacked by the Cholas. |
 | | Later the area was termed Venad, and the rulers were weak, facing external threats from Nayaks of Madurai,Nayak dynasty or facing internal rebellions from the powerful feudal land lords (Ettuveetil pillamar and the Yogakaar). |
 | | He succeeded in defeating the Dutch East India Company during the Travancore–Dutch war, the most decisive engagement of which was the Battle of Colachel (10 August 1741) in which the Dutch Admiral De Lennoy was captured.On January 3, 1750 AD, (Makaram 5, 725 KE), he dedicated his kingdom to his tutelary deity Sri. |
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