Malabar Rebellion of 1921

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agrarian uprising anti-colonial movement peasant revolt uprising

The Malabar Rebellion of 1921 was an anti-colonial and agrarian uprising in the Malabar region of British India, led largely by Mappila Muslims against British authorities and local landlords.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Moplah uprisings	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agrarian uprising ⓘ anti-colonial movement ⓘ peasant revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ
affectedGroup	Hindu landlord communities ⓘ Mappila peasantry ⓘ tenants in Malabar ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mappila Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ Moplah Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology	occurred during Khilafat agitation NERFINISHED ⓘ occurred during Non-Cooperation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
endTime	1922-01 ⓘ
estimatedCasualties	thousands killed ⓘ
hasCause	British colonial policies ⓘ Khilafat movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Non-Cooperation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ agrarian grievances ⓘ religious tensions ⓘ tenant-landlord conflicts ⓘ
historicalRegion	North Malabar NERFINISHED ⓘ South Malabar NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	debates over characterization as nationalist, agrarian, or communal ⓘ influenced later land reform discourse in Kerala ⓘ remains a sensitive topic in Kerala politics and historiography ⓘ
location	Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ Malabar NERFINISHED ⓘ Malabar District NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Kerala ⓘ
mainParticipants	British colonial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu landlords ⓘ Mappila Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAspect	combination of anti-colonial and agrarian motives ⓘ controversial interpretations in later historiography ⓘ sectarian violence in some areas ⓘ
opponent	British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ local jenmi landlords ⓘ
partOf	Indian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Khilafat movement in India NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	executions of rebels ⓘ large-scale arrests ⓘ mass displacement of local population ⓘ suppression by British military force ⓘ
significantEvent	attacks on police stations ⓘ destruction of records and symbols of colonial authority ⓘ proclamation of short-lived rebel administrations ⓘ
startTime	1921-08 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mappila Muslims → historicalEventParticipation → Malabar Rebellion of 1921 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Moplah uprisings

Malabar District → historicalEventLocation → Malabar Rebellion of 1921 ⓘ