Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
occupation
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| gptkbp:activePeriod |
16th century
17th century 18th century 19th century early 20th century |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
lascars
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Colonial_India Indian diaspora Sailors Maritime occupations |
| gptkbp:describes |
A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, or other territories east of the Cape of Good Hope, employed on European ships from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
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| gptkbp:etymology |
From Persian 'lashkar', meaning 'army' or 'camp'.
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| gptkbp:hasWorkedWith |
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:French_East_India_Company gptkb:British_Merchant_Navy gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company Spanish ships Portuguese ships Danish ships |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lascar
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| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hindi gptkb:Persian gptkb:Urdu |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
contributing to maritime trade
forming early South Asian communities in Britain working on European ships |
| gptkbp:regionOfOrigin |
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Arabia Indian subcontinent East Africa |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Seamen
gptkb:British_India gptkb:Chulias gptkb:Kaffirs Maritime history Colonialism Indentured labor |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Central_Volcanic_Zone
gptkb:Andean_Volcanic_Belt |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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