Indische Palaographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c48.s1.9

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§ 29. The last group to be mentioned under this head is that of the Muslim traders. These belong to the west coast, with the exception of the Labbai, who, though settled along the south-east, are nevertheless connected with those of Malabar by origin. The rest consist mainly of converts of long-standing from the Lohānā and other traders of Sindh and Kach. Unfortunately, the full strength of these bodies is not ascertainable from the Census returns owing to the appropriation of the same title by different communities. The Khōjah, for instance, of the coast, are