Kerala (State)
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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: First European intervention in India occured in 1498 with the arrival of Portuguese at Calicut; Dutch displaced Portuguese 17th century; invasions by Mysore 1766 and 1790 eased the way for British suzerainty in the 1790s; failed revolts against the British in the early 19th century.