MCQ 490 Kerala History

Kerala History Important Years 

BC 232 - Spread of Buddhism in Kerala

AD 45 - Hippalus arrived in Kerala

AD 52 - ST Thomas arrived in Kerala

AD 68 - Jews arrived in Kerala

AD 644 - Arrived of malik dinar in Kerala

AD 788 - Birth of Sankaracharya

AD 820 - Death of Sankaracharya

AD 825 - Kollam Era started

AD 829 - First Mamankam in Kerala

AD 1000 - Jewish copper plate

AD 1341 - Flood in Periyar

AD 1498 - Arrival of Vasco da Gama

AD 1500 - Cabral arrived in Kerala

AD 1503 - Construction of fort manual

AD 1524 - 3rd Visit of Vasco da Gama in Kerala.
Death of Vasco da Gama

AD 1531 - Construction of Chaliyam fort

AD 1555 - Construction of Dutch palace by Portuguese

AD 1599 - Synod of Diamper

AD 1653 - Oath of Coonan cross

1678 - Hortus Malabaricus published in Amsterdam

1695 - Construction of Anjutengu fort

1721 - Attingal Revolt

1729 - Marthandavarma Rose to power in Travancore

1750 - Thrippadidanam

1753 - Mavelikkara treaty between
Marthandavarma and dutch

1755 - Last Mamankam festival

1758 - Death of Marthandavarma

1789 - Attack of Nedumkotta by Tipu Sultan

1792 - Srirangapattanam treaty between
Tipu and the British

1793 - 97 - First Pazhassi Revolt

1800 - 1805 - 2nd Pazhassi Revolt

1802 - Veluthampi became the Diwan of Travancore

1805 - Pazhassi Raja was killed

1809 - Kundara proclamation by Veluthampi Dalawa.
Veluthampi committed suicide

1812 - Kurichya Revolt

1821 - C.M.S press established in Kottayam

1847 - First newspaper Rajyasamacharam published

1856 - Birth of Sreenarayana guru

1857 - Post office started in Alappey

1860 - C.M.S College started(1st college in Kerala)

1861 - 1st railway line in Kerala(Bapur - Thirur)

1869 - Secretariate building constructed

1888 - Aruvipuram Prathishta by Narayanaguru

1891 - Malayali memorial

1900 - Curzon visitedTravancore

1903 - SNDP formed

1908 - Formation of Yogakshema Sabha

1914 - NSS formed

1917 - K.Ayyapan formed Sahodara Samajam

1920 - First Kerala visit of Gandhiji

1921 - Malabar rebellion and wagon tragedy

1924 - Vaikkom satyagraha

1925 - 2nd visit of Gandhiji in Kerala.
Gandhiji meet Narayanaguru

1927 - 3rd visit of Gandhiji in Kerala

1928 - Sreenarayanaguru attained maha samadhi

1930 - Salt satyagraha in Payyannur

1931 - Guruvayur satyagraha

1934 - 4th visit of Gandhiji in Kerala

1936 - Temple entry proclamation

1937 - Gandhijis fifth and last visit of Kerala.
Travancore university established

1938 - Travancore public transport corporation formed

1939 - the Communist party formed in Kerala

1941 - Kayyur revolt

1943 - Radio station established in TVM

1946 - Punnapra - Vayalar Revolt started

1949 - Thiru Kochi integration(July 1)

1956 - Formation of Kerala state &
Kerala High Court formed

1957 - First election in Kerala,
Travancore university renamed as Kerala university,
KSEB formed

1959 - Liberation movement

1963 - First rocket tested from Thumba

1965 - KSRTC formed.
G.Sankarakurup received first Jnanapith Award

1967 - Lottery started in Kerala

1974 - Idukki dam.

1982 - Television broadcasting started from Trivandrum

1984 - Last district of Kerala ,Kasargod formed

1985 - Malayalam broadcasting started by Doordarshan

1989 - Kottayam became the first
complete literacy town in India

1990 - Ernakulam became the first
complete literacy district in India

1991 - Kerala became the first
complete literacy state in India

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