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'''Eshmanan''' (corruption of '''Yajamaana''' [[Sanskrit]] ''leader'') is a term used in [[Kerala]] (south India) to refer to a feudal landlord.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} The term means "lord" in Old [[Malayalam]] and referred to Chemb azhi nambi or (Chengazhi nambiar) [[Nambiar (Nair subcaste)|Nambiar]]s and other [[Samanthan]] [[Nair]] and [[Kiryathil Nair|Kiriyathil]] Nair caste members who occupied the position of rulers and chieftains. Some of the Nambiar landlords, such as Chengazhi Nambiar (Chengazinad Eshmanan) Kalliat Eshmanan and Koodali Eshmanan were among the largest landowners in pre-independence Kerala.<br />
Other terms for a Nayar feudal landlord, included [[Nayanar (Nair subcaste)]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mannadiar]]<br />
*[[Madampi (Nair title)|Madampi]]<br />
*[[Pillai (Kerala title)|Pillai]]<br />
*[[Nayanar (Nair subcaste)]]<br />
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[[Category:Nair]]<br />
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