1. Ayilyam Thirunal's reign was highly successful, with Travancore, gaining the appellation of "model state of India", with such celebrated administrators as Raja Sir T Madhava Rao and Sir A Seshayya Sastri serving him as Diwans.
11 Facts About Ayilyam Thirunal
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Ayilyam Thirunal was the nephew of his predecessors Uthram Thirunal and Swathi Thirunal, and the grandson of Maharani-Regent Gowri Lakshmi Bayi; he was succeeded by his brother, Visakham Thirunal.
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Ayilyam Thirunal was born on 14 March 1832 to Rani Rukmini Bayi, the only sister of Maharajahs Swathi Thirunal and Uthram Thirunal.
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In 1854 Ayilyam Thirunal was married to his uncle's daughter, Panapillai Madhavi Pillai Lakshmi Pillai Kochamma of the Thiruvattar Ammaveedu.
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In 1860 Maharajah Uthram Thirunal died and Ayilyam Thirunal ascended the musnud as Maharajah.
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The accession of Ayilyam Thirunal ushered in a new era in Travancore.
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Ayilyam Thirunal was succeeded by Dewan Nanoo Pillai, a native of Travancore.
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Ayilyam Thirunal was born in 1839 as the only daughter of Nadavarambathu Kunju Krishna Menon, a former Dewan of Cochin and his wife Mathruppillil Lakshmi Amma.
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Ayilyam Thirunal was first married to Punnakkal Easwara Pillai Vicharippukar.
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Kalyanikutty Amma was a woman of renowned beauty and the first commission given to Raja Ravi Varma by Ayilyam Thirunal was for her portrait.
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Ayilyam Thirunal's Highness ascended the musnud on the 19th of October 1860 and his reign has been marked by the development of wise and enlightened principles of administration which have placed Travancore in the first rank of Native States.