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What changes occurred in Malabar in land tenurial relations with the coming of the British? Or The changes made by the British in the pattern of land ownership in Malabar made the life of peasants miserable: Substantiate.

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  • The British rule made drastic changes the pattern of land ownership of different sections of people. 
  • The local chieftains and landlords were treated as owners of land and the tax that they had to pay to the British was pre-determined.
  • The local rulers and landlords collected taxes from the tenants in excess and often evicted them from their land.
  • This made the life of the peasants of Malabar miserable. This led to peasant agitations called Mappila revolts in Malabar.


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