100 Years of Malabar Rebellion

August 20, 2021, marked the centenary of the Malabar rebellion, which is also known as the Moplah riots.

About Malabar Rebellion

  • It was the culmination of a series of riots by Moplahs (Muslims of Malabar) in the 19th and early 20th centuries against the British and the Hindu landlords(Janmis) in Malabar (Northern Kerala).
  • The resistance which started against the British colonial rule and the feudal system later ended in communal violence between Hindus and Muslims.
  • It was an extended version of the Khilafat Movement in Kerala in 1921.
  • The main leaders of the rebellion were Ali Musliyar, Variankunnath Kunjahammad Haji, SithiKoya Thangal, M. ....
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