Then come the English , the frist trading agreement in 1603 was made between the East India company and the Zamorian of Caclicut.

Then during same time Hyder Ali invaded Kerala from Mysore establised his contrl till the British defeated his son Tipu Sultan, in Battle of Srirangapattam and conquared Malabar.

The British rule shifeted their administration from Bombay to Madras in 1800.The British also introdused new technology new weapons, etc,. But the Paliyath Achan of Cochin and Raja of Kottyam already started revolting against the British. Kerala was very actively involved in fredom movements, like "The Mappila Lahala", in 1912. Kerala was motivated by Gandhiji's Non-violant and started to agitate against the British.

Dacade after the freedom struggle India gained indepandence in 1947. Kerala was declared state November 1956 and Trivendram its new capital. The state of Kerala was frist state in India to have communist government mandate.