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'''Amsham Adhikari''' was an administrative title created by the British in [[Malabar District|Malabar]] in 1816 by Special Commissioner H. S. Graeme. The British divided the villages into amshams and each amsham's leader was designated ''Adhikari'' and given control of the village. They exercised police powers and had the right to collect taxes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.keralapolice.gov.in/kerala-police/history/police-in-ancient-kerala|title=Police in Ancient Kerala|website=old.keralapolice.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ras.org.in/selecting_a_village_in_the_malabar_region_kerala_india|title=RAS &#124; Selecting a "Village" in the Malabar Region, Kerala, India: A Note|website=www.ras.org.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3516140|jstor=3516140|title=Historical Background of the Moplah Rebellion: Outbreaks, 1836-1919|last1=Wood|first1=Conrad|journal=Social Scientist|year=1974|volume=3|issue=1|pages=5–33|doi=10.2307/3516140}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10075:1921-mappila-and-the-idea-of-a-nation&catid=129:events-and-activism&Itemid=195|title=1921, Mappila and the idea of a nation|first=Bobby|last=Kunhu|website=Round Table India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3516140?origin=crossref&seq=1|jstor = 3516140|title = Historical Background of the Moplah Rebellion: Outbreaks, 1836-1919|last1 = Wood|first1 = Conrad|journal = Social Scientist|year = 1974|volume = 3|issue = 1|pages = 5–33|doi = 10.2307/3516140}}</ref>
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'''Amsham Adhikari''' was an administrative title created by the British in [[Malabar District|Malabar]] in 1816 by Special Commissioner H. S. Graeme. The British divided the villages into amshams and each amsham's leader was designated ''Adhikari'' and given control of the village. They exercised police powers and had the right to collect taxes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.keralapolice.gov.in/kerala-police/history/police-in-ancient-kerala|title=Police in Ancient Kerala|website=old.keralapolice.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ras.org.in/selecting_a_village_in_the_malabar_region_kerala_india|title=RAS &#124; Selecting a "Village" in the Malabar Region, Kerala, India: A Note|website=www.ras.org.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3516140|jstor=3516140|title=Historical Background of the Moplah Rebellion: Outbreaks, 1836-1919|last1=Wood|first1=Conrad|journal=Social Scientist|year=1974|volume=3|issue=1|pages=5–33|doi=10.2307/3516140}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10075:1921-mappila-and-the-idea-of-a-nation&catid=129:events-and-activism&Itemid=195|title=1921, Mappila and the idea of a nation|first=Bobby|last=Kunhu|website=Round Table India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3516140|jstor = 3516140|title = Historical Background of the Moplah Rebellion: Outbreaks, 1836-1919|last1 = Wood|first1 = Conrad|journal = Social Scientist|year = 1974|volume = 3|issue = 1|pages = 5–33|doi = 10.2307/3516140}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:31, 8 June 2021


Amsham Adhikari was an administrative title created by the British in Malabar in 1816 by Special Commissioner H. S. Graeme. The British divided the villages into amshams and each amsham's leader was designated Adhikari and given control of the village. They exercised police powers and had the right to collect taxes.[1][2][3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Police in Ancient Kerala". old.keralapolice.gov.in.
  2. ↑ "RAS | Selecting a "Village" in the Malabar Region, Kerala, India: A Note". www.ras.org.in.
  3. ↑ Wood, Conrad (1974). "Historical Background of the Moplah Rebellion: Outbreaks, 1836-1919". Social Scientist. 3 (1): 5–33. doi:10.2307/3516140. JSTOR 3516140.
  4. ↑ Kunhu, Bobby. "1921, Mappila and the idea of a nation". Round Table India.
  5. ↑ Wood, Conrad (1974). "Historical Background of the Moplah Rebellion: Outbreaks, 1836-1919". Social Scientist. 3 (1): 5–33. doi:10.2307/3516140. JSTOR 3516140.
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