Person
Joseph Rabban
Joseph Rabban and ruler of the Jews of Cochin
Joseph Rabban is a Jewish merchant, possibly from Yemen, who comes to the Malabar Coast (in present-day India) in the mid-8th century.
According to the traditions of the Cochin Jews, Joseph is granted the rank of prince over the Jews of Cochin by the Chera ruler Bhaskara Ravivarman II.