left|thumbnail|A language map of India prepared in 1822. Note that a major portion of Travancore was included in Tamil-spoken region. On Dharma Raja's death in 1798, Balarama Varma (1798–1810), the weakest ruler of the dynasty, took over at the age of sixteen. A treaty brought Travancore under a Subsidiary alliance with the East India Company in 1795.
left|thumbnail|A language map of India prepared in 1822 Note that a major portion of Travancore was included in Tamil-spoken region. On Dharma Raja's death in 1798 Balarama Varma (1798–1810), the weakest ruler of the dynasty, took over at the age of sixteen A treaty brought Travancore under a Subsidiary alliance with the East India Company in 1795.