Origin
Their original settlement was at Kasaragod on the Malabar Coast. The community then spread to Calicut, where there was intermarriage with local women. They speak Malyalam, and like other Kerala communities follow the Shafi`i sub-sect of Sunni Islam. The Ossan are found mainly in Mallapuram and Calicut districts. They are largely an urban community, found in the towns of Chettopadi, Kodokhod, Vallikunnu, Panikotum Padi, Chelary, and Vellimadantuna. Ossan Kunhali of Nilambur was a famous mercenary during the Malabar Rebellion.
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