Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji

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Who is Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji?

Variyankunnathu Kunjahammed Haji was a Mappila rebel leader in the 1921 anti-British uprising in the Malabar region, South India.

Many important details about Haji’s life are quite scant, as British authorities had burnt official documents containing valuable information into his life after British cops shot him dead.

Variyankunnath was a valiant fighter and a ruler par excellence. He is a forgotten name in the annals of India's freedom movement because Indian historians unabashedly parroted the versions put forth by the British rulers who dismissed him as a 'religious fanatic'. His brilliant shadow guerrilla fights against the British rule in the Malabar region have been recorded by historians like K. N. Panikkar.

He ran a parallel people's government, in open defiance of British rulers, for more than six months in most parts of the then Eranadu and Valluvanadu taluks spread over the Malabar region of Kerala with a proper system of governance and tax collection, etc. His intended to challenge the ruthless and unscrupulous British rule.

The shadow guerrilla fights spearheaded by his men annoyed the British rulers.

Under the guise of conciliatory talks, Haji was approached by the British men. When the 'mediators' arrived at his hide-out place, he was offering prayers and thus had not kept his dagger with him which was meant for self-protection. He was caught from behind and was put to trial.

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Died
Mar 29, 2024

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on July 23, 2013

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