Silambam Asia where silambam greatly influenced many fighting systems. The Indian community of the Malay Peninsula is known to have practiced silambam as far back as the period of Melaka's founding in the 15th century, and likely much earlier. The soldiers of Kings Puli Thevar, Dheeran Chinnamalai had Silambam army named "thadii pattalam", Veerapandiya Kattabomman and Maruthu Pandiyar (1760–1799) relied mainly on their Silambam prowess in their warfare against the British Army. Indian martial arts suffered a decline after the British colonists banned Silambam along with various other systems. They also introduced modern western military training which favoured fire-arms over traditional
Mohabat Khel its north and Akakhel to its south. Mohabat Khel Mohabat Khel is a mohalla located in the village Adezai in Peshawar, Pakistan. It is a heavily populated area with almost all its people followers of Islam and typically Pakhtuns by race. Mohabat Khel is known for its old fashioned streets and simple mud houses. Education, though considered awkward, unislamic and unimportant previously, is growing these days. There is a small fresh water canal flowing through its heart, which is a natural habitat for numerous freshwater fish including the lung fish (called "mur-mera" in the local language). Mohabat Khel has mohalla