1. Rama Varma Kunji Pillai Thampuran, or Rama Varma IX, popularly known as Sakthan Thampuran, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin.
15 Facts About Sakthan Thampuran
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Sakthan Thampuran is considered the architect of the city of Thrissur.
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Sakthan Thampuran's mother died when he was only three years old.
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Sakthan Thampuran was considered the most powerful of the Kochi Maharajas as his name indicates.
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Sakthan Thampuran is said to have had a daughter with this first wife.
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Thereafter the Sakthan Thampuran remained unmarried for a few decades, marrying again at the age of 52.
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The second wife of Sakthan Thampuran was Chummukutty Nethyar Amma of the Karimpatta family and was a musician and dancer.
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Sakthan Thampuran was 17 at the time of her marriage with the Thampuran.
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Sakthan Thampuran was cremated at Vadakkechira Palace, now renamed Shakthan Thampuran Palace, Thrissur.
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Sakthan Thampuran is credited with the development of Thrissur City and making it the Cultural Capital of Kerala.
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Sakthan Thampuran was a personal friend of Dharma Raja of Travancore.
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Sakthan Thampuran transferred his capital from Thrippunithura to Thrissur to found the city.
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Sakthan Thampuran cleared the 60-acre teak forests around the Vadakkunnathan Temple and developed the Thekkinkadu Maidan, which is at the heart of the city.
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Sakthan Thampuran invited all the temples to bring their deities to Thrissur and pay obeisance to Lord Shiva, the deity of the Vadakkunnathan Temple.
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Sakthan Thampuran classified the participants into two groups, the Western and the Eastern.