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.