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.

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  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.
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