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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Aga Khan    
Year of Birth  1800    
Year of Death  1881    
Entry  The venerable spiritual head of the Khoja community, of Shia Muhammadans : descendant of the mysterious and dreaded "" old man of the mountains "" : claimed to be descended from Ali and Fatima : fled from Persia 40 years before his death, after an attempt to gain the Persian throne, at which his family aimed : assisted the British with his light horse in the Afghan war, 1842 : received Rs. 1,000 a month as pension : resided a short time in Calcutta, and then 30 years in Bombay, holding his court in grand style, and taking a leading part in turf and sporting matters : the keenest racing man in India : exercised almost absolute control over his subjects, ""a king without a territory"    
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