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Nabob is an Anglo-Indian term that came to English from Urdu, possibly from Hindustani nawāb/navāb, [2] borrowed into English during British colonial rule in India. [3] It is possible this was via the intermediate Portuguese nababo, the Portuguese having preceded the British in India.
The term nabob was borrowed into English from one of the languages of India (originally nawab) and broadly describes colonizers who settled in conquered lands and then returned home with great fortunes. [2] According to one historian there were 55 "fabulously wealthy" nabobs of note in the 1850s. [3]
The word is used in the 1909 song "I've Got Rings On My Fingers", which reads "...they named him Chief Pan Jan Drum, Nabob of them all". During World War II , author and engineer Nevil Shute of the British military helped design an experimental rocket-propelled weapon which he named the Panjandrum .
Nawab [a] [b] is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the western title of Prince.The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kings of Saxony to the German Emperor. [1]
Great Temple on Mound C and the Sun Chiefs cabin, drawn by Alexandre de Batz in the 1730s. According to archaeological excavations, the area has been continuously inhabited by various cultures of indigenous peoples since the 8th century A.D. [1] The original site of Natchez was developed as a major village with ceremonial platform mounds, built by people of the prehistoric Plaquemine culture ...
Neolithic: 7600 - 3300 BCE: Bronze Age: 3300 – 1200 BCE Pundra kingdom c.1280 – c. 300 BCE: Iron Age: 1200 – 200 BCE: Vanga kingdom: c.1100 – c. 340 BCE House of Vijaya
Nabob is a brand of coffee produced by Kraft Foods and sold in Canada since 1896. Nabob produces several different blends of coffee which are available in a typical Canadian supermarket . History
The Nabob is a comedy play, a satire, [1] by the English writer Samuel Foote. It was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre on 29 June 1772. [ 2 ] The first interpretation of the role of Mrs Matchem was made by Mrs Gardner . [ 3 ]