Moplahs/Mappilas were the Muslim tenants (kanamdars) and cultivators (verumpattamdars) inhabiting the Malabar region where most of the landlords (janmi or jenmies) were upper caste Hindus.
The Malabar rebellion, also known popularly as the Moplah rebellion, was an armed revolt staged by the Mappila Muslims of Kerala against the British authorities and their Hindu landlords in 1921.
The six-month-long rebellion is often perceived to be one of the first cases of nationalist uprisings in Southern India. It occurred within the broader spectrum of the Khilafat/Non-cooperation movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Moplahs/Mappilas were the Muslim tenants (kanamdars) and cultivators (verumpattamdars) inhabiting the Malabar region where most of the landlords (janmi or jenmies) were upper caste Hindus.
The Malabar rebellion, also known popularly as the Moplah rebellion, was an armed revolt staged by the Mappila Muslims of Kerala against the British authorities and their Hindu landlords in 1921.
The six-month-long rebellion is often perceived to be one of the first cases of nationalist uprisings in Southern India. It occurred within the broader spectrum of the Khilafat/Non-cooperation movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.