Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji

Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji
Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji
Born	1875–1877; Nellikkuth, Manjeri Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British Raj; (present-day Kerala, India)
Died	20 January 1922,; Kottakkunnu, Malappuram, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British Raj; (present-day Kerala, India)
Cause of death	Execution by shooting
Resting place	His body was cremated by the British. Information about the ash is unknown.
Monuments	Varian Kunnath Kunjahammad Haji Memorial Town Hall, Malappuram
Other names	Variamkunnan, Variyamkunnath
Occupation	Business
Organization	Khilafat Movement
Known for	Malabar rebellion Khilafat Movement; ; Indian independence movement; Battles in Malabar; Parallel government; Guerilla warfare; Battle of Pandikkad; Battle of Pookottur; Battle of Areekode; Manjeri proclamation; Nilambur proclamation; Punishing rioters; Thekkekalam meeting; Opposition against Jenmi system;
Style	Revolutionary
Political party	League
Movement	Khilafat Movement; Agrarian revolution; Anti-colonial struggle;
Spouses	; Ummakiya (m. 1905, Death) Sainaba (m. 1908, Death) Malu Hajjumma (Paravetti Fathima) [Malu's marriage with Variankunnath Kunjahammed Haji was in 1919 or 1920 and death in 1961 (aged 82)];
Children	5 children. With first wife Ummakiya: Mahmood, Moideenkutty, Fathima, Ayishakutty. With second wife Sainaba: Muhammad
Parents	Variyamkunnath Moitheenkutty Haji (father); Paravetty Kunjaisha Hajjumma (mother);
Relatives	Elder brother Kunjalan Kutty (died in childhood). Other siblings: Moideen Haji, Fathima, Kunjayisha, Mariyam Hajjuma, Amina Hajjuma, Unneema
Family	Chakkipparamban family
Honours	Listed his name in Dictionary of Martyrs: India's Freedom Struggle (1857–1947) Vol. 5
Notes
	The first part of his name Variyan Kunnath (Malayalam: വാരിയൻ കുന്നത്ത്) has been written differently in different sources such as Variamkunnath or Variyamkunnath or Variyankunnath or Variyan Kunnathu and the second part Kunjahammad (Malayalam: കുഞ്ഞഹമ്മദ്) as Kunhamad (Malayalam: കുഞ്ഞമ്മദ്) or Kunhahamed (Malayalam: കുഞ്ഞഹമ്മദ്)

Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji sometimes called Variyamkunnan (1875–1877 – 20 January 1922) was a prominent leader during the war in Malabar against the British, during the Malabar rebellion, and the founder of a parallel government. He was an Indian freedom fighter, opposer of the Jenmi system, and an ordinary member of the Khilafat movement.

According to R. H. Hitchcock, who took part in the fight against the rebellion, "Khilafat to him (Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji) was a Turkish matter, not Indian." Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji was just a member of the Khilafat Movement. He established a parallel government in the Malabar District of Madras Presidency in open defiance of the British Raj, which lasted for a short period of six months. With his long-term mentor, Ali Musliyar, Kunjahammed Haji seized large areas of the then Eranad and Valluvanad taluks, now part of Kerala state in India, from British control. He said he was fighting for the independence of India.

Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji
Born	1875–1877 Nellikkuth, Manjeri Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British Raj (present-day Kerala, India)
Died	20 January 1922, Kottakkunnu, Malappuram, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British Raj (present-day Kerala, India)
Cause of death	Execution by shooting
Resting place	His body was cremated by the British. Information about the ash is unknown.
Monuments	Varian Kunnath Kunjahammad Haji Memorial Town Hall, Malappuram
Other names	Variamkunnan, Variyamkunnath
Occupation	Business
Organization	Khilafat Movement
Known for	Malabar rebellion Khilafat Movement Indian independence movement Battles in Malabar Parallel government Guerilla warfare Battle of Pandikkad Battle of Pookottur Battle of Areekode Manjeri proclamation Nilambur proclamation Punishing rioters Thekkekalam meeting Opposition against Jenmi system
Style	Revolutionary
Political party	League
Movement	Khilafat Movement Agrarian revolution Anti-colonial struggle
Spouses	Ummakiya (m. 1905, Death) Sainaba (m. 1908, Death) Malu Hajjumma (Paravetti Fathima) [Malu's marriage with Variankunnath Kunjahammed Haji was in 1919 or 1920 and death in 1961 (aged 82)]
Children	5 children. With first wife Ummakiya: Mahmood, Moideenkutty, Fathima, Ayishakutty. With second wife Sainaba: Muhammad
Parents	Variyamkunnath Moitheenkutty Haji (father) Paravetty Kunjaisha Hajjumma (mother)
Relatives	Elder brother Kunjalan Kutty (died in childhood). Other siblings: Moideen Haji, Fathima, Kunjayisha, Mariyam Hajjuma, Amina Hajjuma, Unneema
Family	Chakkipparamban family
Honours	Listed his name in Dictionary of Martyrs: India's Freedom Struggle (1857–1947) Vol. 5
Notes
The first part of his name Variyan Kunnath (Malayalam: വാരിയൻ കുന്നത്ത്) has been written differently in different sources such as Variamkunnath or Variyamkunnath or Variyankunnath or Variyan Kunnathu and the second part Kunjahammad (Malayalam: കുഞ്ഞഹമ്മദ്) as Kunhamad (Malayalam: കുഞ്ഞമ്മദ്) or Kunhahamed (Malayalam: കുഞ്ഞഹമ്മദ്)