Malabar Rebellion

Causes

  • Non-cooperation Movement: The rebellion was sparked by the Congress's Non-Cooperation Movement, which was launched in conjunction with the Khilafat agitation in 1920. The Muslim Mapillahs (also known as Moplahs) of Kerala's south Malabar region were influenced by the anti-British feeling sparked by these agitations.
  • New Tenancy Laws: Following Tipu Sultan's demise in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, Malabar became part of the Madras Presidency, which was governed by the British. The British had enacted new tenancy regulations that favoured landlords known as Janmis disproportionately and established a considerably more exploitative system for peasants than before. The new legislation ....
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