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Portuguese power in Kerala ruined the trade monopoly of the Arabs in Malabar Coast. Defeating all other colonial powers, the English East India Company established its authority and became the dominant political power in South India after the Sreeranga Pattanam Treaty in 1792. Malabar had a traditional land revenue system which was changed by the Mysore sultans, and ultimately by the British government. The company introduced the Western type of land reforms. All their reforms protected the interest of the Land Lords. Jenmis were recognized as the Lords of Lands. It weakened the relationship between Land Lords and tenants. The tenants were evicted with the support of colonial courts. The Mappila tenants in South Malabar lost their land and it led to outrages. Even though the British government appointed land reform committees, the complaints of the Tenants continued. It became the major reason for the nationalist movement in Malabar.