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Nabobs typically came from middle-class backgrounds and tended to be of Caledonian origin, often being seen as low born social climbers. [13] Nabobs were often seen as challenging traditional values of middle-class British masculinity, as their weak moral grounds projected an effeminate symbol of a virtuous British culture.
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]
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 ...
The Nabob Coffee Company originated in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1896. Its coffee was processed and packaged in the factory of food manufacturing company Kelly Douglas Limited. [ 1 ] The name refers to the Anglo-Indian word nabob , a term for a conspicuously wealthy man who made his fortune in the Orient during the British colonial era.
Nawab of Carnatic Azim-ud-Daula on the left, signed the Carnatic Treaty ceding tax rights to the British.. The Carnatic Sultanate (Persian: سلطنت دكرناتك; Tamil: ஆற்காடு நவாப்; Urdu: کرناٹک ریاست) also known as Carnatic State or Arcot State was a kingdom in southern India between about 1690 and 1855, ruled by a Muslim nawab under the legal purview ...
He brought home from India 1.5 million pagodas (a pagoda was worth eight shillings) or about £600,000 (at that time) and was a classic example of a nabob. Attempts were made to investigate the misdemeanour by Henry Dundas but the case did not make much headway.
Nabob of the fictional state of Bhanipur, where he was taught a peculiarly idiomatic version of English. Known affectionately as "Inky" to his friends. A fine cricketer and the best bowler in the Remove, with a sharp mind and an extremely perceptive judge of human nature. A skilled exponent of chess. A member of the Famous Five.