A History of the Mahrattas v2.c55.31

v2.c55.31

¹ [His proper name was Kharshedjī Jāmshedjī Modi. He was a native of Cambay. Modi (Moodhee), which is now the surname of certain well-known Parsi families of Surat and Bombay, is a professional name meaning ‘agent, broker or contractor.’ The Modis of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were government contractors for the supply of provisions and other articles to the troops, and acted also as importers, agents and bankers. They are mentioned in old Bombay records as ‘the Moodys.’ (B.G., Materials II; Dosabhai Framji Karaka’s History of the Parsis, London, 1884, ii. 40 ff.)]