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'''Kerala Varma IV''' (died February 1853) was an Indian monarch who ruled the [[Kingdom of Cochin]] from 1851 to 1853. He is posthumously known as Kaashiyil Theepetta Maharaja.

== Reign ==

Kerala Varma was the younger brother of [[Rama Varma XIII]] and succeeded to the throne on his death in July 1851. Soon after his accession, Kerala Varma embarked on a tour of British India in order to improve his knowledge of the country and visited [[Coimbatore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Poona]], [[Indore]] and [[Benares]]. At Benares, he was afflicted by smallpox and succumbed to the disease in February 1853 after a reign of one and half years.

== References ==

* {{Cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Kochin|title=List of rulers of Kochin|publisher=worldstatesmen.org}}

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