Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s3.t4.1

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E D Sassoon was the second of eight sons of David Sassoon, founder of the wealthy and powerful Sassoon group of companies that had major commercial, industrial and financial interests in China from the mid-19ᵗʰ to mid 20ᵗʰ century CE. Belonging to the Baghdadi Jewish community, David Sassoon arrived in Bombay as a refugee in 1832 and very quickly moved into the China trade. Bombay was the headquarters of their business empire for about one century although various members of the family eventually relocated to England in later decades.