Last Years
The continuous threat of attack from the Tipu Sultan had made him request the King to request for British help. This request for help finally allowed the British to have control on the kingdom and later led to installation of a Resident under British rule (although this happened after his death). His tenure of Diwan ended with demise of Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal in 1798. Balarama Varma, his successor aged sixteen became the crown prince. Rajah Kesavadas was proclaimed as a traitor and kept under house arrest. Later his family assets were confiscated and he was poisoned to death on 21 April 1799.
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