The Tuhfat Ul Mujahideen written by Zainuddin Makhdoom II (born around 1532) of Ponnani during 16th-century CE is the first-ever known book fully based on the history of Kerala, written by a Keralite. It is written in Arabic and contains pieces of information about the resistance put up by the navy of Kunjali Marakkar alongside the Zamorin of Calicut from 1498 to 1583 against Portuguese attempts to colonize Malabar coast.
The Tuhfat Ul Mujahideen, a historical work written in Arabic by Zainuddin Makhdoom II, is the first known book to comprehensively chronicle Kerala's history. It was penned during the 16th century and details the resistance of the Kunjali Marakkar navy and the Zamorin of Calicut against Portuguese colonization efforts on the Malabar coast from 1498 to 1583.