India’s Hadhrami Links

Hadhramaut has a long history as an important centre of Islamic learning. There was a steady interaction between Hadhramaut and western and southern India, particularly in Gujarat, the Konkan Coast, the Malabar Coast, and the Deccan, which is well-documented in...

The Nizam of Hyderabad’s Munificence

The Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan was acknowledged as the world’s richest man whose estimated fortune was more than US$ 2 billion. In addition, he was said to have US$ 5 billion worth of gold in bricks and coins in his Treasury and an unspecified...

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