Indian Moors were a grouping of people who existed in Sri Lanka predominantly during its colonial period.
These people served primarily as plantation labor during the 125 years preceding the independence of Sri Lanka in 1948.
Their decline was partly due to much of the population returning to India and some declaring themselves and being enumerated as Sri Lankan Moors.
[citation needed] With the beginning of the Sri Lankan Censuses by the British administration, population and ethnicity was conducted using the term "Nationality" until 1901.
[7] This was due to the influx of Indian Laborers, that comprised both Moors and Tamils, into the plantation regions of Sri Lanka, who had to be distinguished separately.
Their decline was partly due to their returning to India and others declaring themselves and being enumerated as Sri Lankan Moors.
[6] The Indian Moors was a collective of ethnic groups, identified by their Islamic faith and similar geographic origin.