Malabars (Arabic :مالاباري;Romanized:Malabari, Malayalam:മലബാറി;Romanized:Malabari) is a term used for Indians originating from the Malabar region. The region includes the northern part of present state of Kerala in India, i.e. the southwestern coast of the country. Al-Biruni (AD 973 - 1048) must have been the first writer to call this people Malabari(Malbars).[1] Authors such as Ibn Khordadbeh and Al-Baladhuri mention Malabar ports in their works.[2] Authors such as Ibn Khordadbeh and Al-Baladhuri mention Malabar ports in their works. The Arab writers had called this place Malibar, Manibar, Mulibar, and Munibar.

Captain João Ribeiro in his History of Ceylon presented to the King of Portugal in 1685 mentions that Jaffnapatam (Present-day Jaffna in Sri Lanka) is inhabited by Malabars[3]

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References

  1. ^ Sreedhara Menon, A. (2007). Kerala Charitram (in Malayalam). Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 9788126415885.
  2. ^ Mohammad, K.M. "Arab relations with Malabar Coast from 9th to 16th centuries" Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Vol. 60 (1999), pp. 226–234.
  3. ^ "HISTORY OF CEYLON by João Ribeiro - Page 15".
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