TheKlingalese^[1] (Malay:Orang Keling;Dutch:Klingalezen orKodja) referred to an ethnic group in at leastDutch East Indies (Indonesia),Straits Settlements andBritish India, originating from theCoromandel Coast,Kalinga and theMalabar region. They were predominantlyShiiteMuslims and traders.^[2] At least at the beginning of the 20th century there was a Klingalese quarter inPadang.^[3] In British India, theKlingalese was also used to designate a specific ethnic group, witness antiquarian photography captions, shown here. TheKlingalezen was also used in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in a broader sense including other Asian minorities as well.

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  Klingalese man from Madras, India, around 1880
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  Klingalese woman from Madras, India, around 1880
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  Klingalese women pounding rice in India, around 1890
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  Klingalese coolies constructing a bridge at a tobacco plantation in the Dutch East-Indies (Indonesia), 1898.
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  Klingalese woman, east coast of Sumatra.
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  Klingalese coolies with spouses and children, 1885-1895.

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