"Eminent historian of Kerala, Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai, recorded the atrocities committed by Tipu, especially in Kozhikode: Kozhikode was then a centre of Brahmins. There were around 7000 Namboodiri houses of which more than 2000 houses were destroyed by Tipu Sultan in Kozhikode alone. Sultan did not spare even children and women. Menfolk escaped to forests and neighbouring principalities. Mappilas increased many fold [sic] (due to forcible conversion). During the military regime of Tipu Sultan, Hindus were forcibly circumcised and converted to Muhammadan faith. As a result, the number of Nairs and Brahmins declined substantially."
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Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai in Vikram Sampath - Tipu - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (2024)
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Mysorean invasion of Malabar
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