………………became the first collector of the Dist. of Malabar (1st October, 1800) in the newly formed district administrative and social reforms were undertaken, though not as spectacular as those of the Princely states.

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• ………………. was formed in to a separate district with the collector as its head, under Madras Presidency (1st October, 1801).
• ………………dedicated the newly conquered kingdom of Thiruvithamkur to his tutelary deity Sree Padmanabha on the 3rd of January 1750 which came to be known as Thrippadidanam.
• The ……………pass (Aruvamozhi), though presently situated outside Kerala is crucial.Early man with his microliths entered Kerala through this gap; this route had been the highway of traffic between Kerala and its eastern neighbours.
• The ………………was the headquarters of Pazhassi Raja for a long time and is hailed as the ‘Aravallis of Malabar’.
• The Mysorean interlude was a period of stress and strain for the ……………….in Malabar.
• The fall of Seringapattam (1790) and the consequent withdrawal of Mysorean forces from Kerala opened the doors of ………….entry in to Malabar.
• The treaty of Seringapatam (1792) secured to the …………….the whole of Malabar except Wyanad and Coorg.
• The recent archaeological excavations undertaken by .................at Pattanam suggests that the legendary seaport Muziri Pattanam, better known as Muziris, could have been located at this small village.
• Hieuen Tsang the …………….pilgrim seems to have referred to Malabar as Molokuch, the land of hills.
• ‘Malabar Manual’ (1887) is the work of ………..