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Joseph Rabban

Joseph Rabban (old Malayalam: Issuppu Irappan, also Yusuf/Oueseph Rabban; fl. 1000 AD) was a prominent Jewish merchant in the port of Kodungallur (Muyirikode; Mahodayapuram) on the Malabar Coast of southern India in early 11th century AD.
Around 1000 AD, Rabban was bestowed with aristocratic privileges by Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladitya, the Chera ruler of Kerala.