Nakhuda (Persian: ناخدا, romanized: nākhodā, lit. ‘captain’) is derived from the Middle Persian nāw khudāy “master of the boat”. Historically, people with this epithet are Muslim and Kamili Jewish ship-owning merchants of Persian origin known to have crossed the Persian Gulf to trade in other coastal areas of the world. Besides in Southern Iran those with the surname Nakhuda can be found in coastal areas of the
Muzaffar Shah I, born Zafar Khan, was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty in Medieval India, reigning over the Gujarat Sultanate from 1391 to 1403 and again from 1404 to 1411. The Kumbalgarh inscription says that Kshetra Singh (Maharana of Mewar) defeated and captured Zafar Khan, King of Patan (who later became the first independent Sultan of Gujarat) and the Khan remain in imprisonment with other Rajas. After his release, sometime later
Lothal (IPA: ) was one of the southernmost sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation, located in the Bhal region of the Indian state of Gujarat. Construction of the city is believed to have begun around 2200 BCE. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the official Indian government agency for preservation of ancient monuments, discovered Lothal in 1954. Excavation work in Lothal commenced on 13 February 1955 and continued
Sultan Mahmud Begada or Mahmud Shah I (r. 25 May 1458 – 23 November 1511) was the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. Raised to the throne at young age, he successfully captured Pavagadh and Junagadh forts in battles which gave him his name Begada. He established Champaner as the capital. Names His full name was Abu’l Fath Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I. He was born Fat’h Khan or Fateh Khan. He titled himself, Sultân al-Barr, Sultân al-Bahr,
Malacca City (Malay: Bandaraya Melaka or Kota Melaka) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The present-day city was founded by Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who escaped to the Malay Peninsula when Srivijaya fell to the Majapahit. Following the establishment of the Malacca Sultanate, the city drew
Malik Ayyaz, called Meliqueaz by the Portuguese, was a naval officer and governor of the city of Diu, in the mouth of the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay), circa 1507–1509 under the rule of Gujarat Sultanate. He was one of the most distinguished warriors of his time. Meliqueaz was a Mamluk of Dalmatian Christian origin, who had been imprisoned and converted to Islam. Taken to India he went to the Gujarat
This is a list of Indian states and union territories by NSDP per capita. Net state domestic product (NSDP) is the state counterpart to a country’s Net domestic product (NDP), which equals the gross domestic product (GDP) minus depreciation on a country’s capital goods. The following table gives the latest available nominal NSDP per capita figures for the States and union
The Khoja are a mainly Nizari Isma’ili Shia community of people originating from Sindh. They originally belonged to the Sindhi Lohana caste. Khojas predominantly reside in India and eastern Africa. In India, most Khojas live in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the city of Hyderabad. Many Khojas have also migrated and settled over the centuries in East Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and North America. The Khoja were by then adherents of Nizari Isma’ilism.
The Kutchi people (Kutchi and Gujarati: કચ્છી (Gujarati script); Sindhi: ڪڇي (Perso-Arabic); कच्छी (Devanagari)) traditionally hail from the Kutch district of the western Indian state of Gujarat and the Sindh region of Pakistan. History Some of the Kutchi people of India converted from Hinduism to Islam in the 15th century A.D., largely through the efforts of Saiyid Abdullah. The Kutchi Memons were encouraged to spread throughout India, though many remained in Kutch. Kutchis, being a part of the Indian diaspora,
Lata (IAST: Lāṭa) was a historical region of India, located in the southern part of the present-day Gujarat state. Lata is identified as the area between Mahi river in the north and Narmada or Tapi River in south. Bharuch is a major city and former capital of the region. (marked here in modern day Gujarat state). Location and extent Shakti-Sangam-Tantra, a Shakt sampradaya text composed before 7th century CE,