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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:occupation
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gptkbp:activePeriod
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gptkb:19th_century
16th century
17th century
18th century
early 20th century
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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lascars
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Colonial_India
gptkb:Indian_diaspora
Sailors
Maritime occupations
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gptkbp:describes
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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
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From Persian 'lashkar', meaning 'army' or 'camp'.
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gptkbp:hasWorkedWith
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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
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gptkbp:languageOfOrigin
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gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Urdu
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gptkbp:notableFor
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contributing to maritime trade
forming early South Asian communities in Britain
working on European ships
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gptkbp:regionOfOrigin
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gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Arabia
Indian subcontinent
East Africa
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Seamen
gptkb:British_India
gptkb:Chulias
gptkb:Kaffirs
Maritime history
Colonialism
Indentured labor
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Central_Volcanic_Zone
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lascar
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