Rama Varma X


Rama Varma X was an Indian monarch who ruled the Kingdom of Cochin from 1805 to 1809.

Family

Rama Varma was the son of Sakthan Thampuran's mother's younger sister and therefore his cousin. He succeeded the Sakthan Thampuran on the latter's death in 1805

Reign

Rama Varma is generally remembered as a generous, mild-mannered person and an incapable monarch.
Rama Varma was an excellent writer and authored the Sundarakanda Purana.

Death

Rama Varma died at Vellarapilly in January 1809.