Indians had to live under British domination for a long time. Our predecessors had suffered the brutalities perpetrated by foreign rule. They fought for the freedom of the country suffering this torture and adversities. Several revolts, big and small, defiance’s and resistances led finally to the dawn of freedom. Residents of the vast territory from Kashmir in the north to Kerala in the south have participated either directly or indirectly in these episodes marked by sacrifices of the highest variety.
East India Company in Kerala
Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan from Mysore arrived in Kerala when the land was administered by local rulers and chieftains. Tipu took over the control of Malabar. The rulers of Kochi and Travancore sought the help of the British to save their states from Tipu’s invasion. Henceforth, it was in the English East India company that the local chieftains found their hope. The rulers of Kochi and Travancore, too, considered the British as their savior. The Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley enabled the British to bring the native states under their control easily. The British ruled Malabar directly according to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam. Travancore and Kochi accepted the paramountcy of the British. The local rulers and chieftains hoped that they could continue their rule once their territories were saved from Tipu. But the British subjugated all of them. Thus the whole of Kerala came under the English East India Company.
Subsidiary Alliance
Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of India, Introduced a clever device of Subsidiary Alliance to bring the native states under their control.
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