Description: Seth Naomal Hotchand Bhojwani CIE CSI (1804–1878) was a Sindhi merchant and military contractor, known for helping the East India Company conquer Sindh around 1832in an attempt to achieve notable position in the society through money and chivalry. He was born in Kharadar, Karachi in 1804. Naomal was the great grandson of a Hindu trader Bhojomal, known for founding Karachi in 1729.Naomal's father Hotchand was also a merchant who ran business extending all the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East such as Afghanistan, Iran and Muscat. Seth's family was one of the richest families at times who used to lend money the Mirs of Sindh. Around 1832, a communal violence broke out between Hindu and Muslim communities in Karachi, following which one of Naomal's teacher beat him up. He subsequently established his association with British Company and worked as a British India Army contractor against the Mirs of Karachi's rule in the region.
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Publication Year: 1982
Format: Softcover
Language: English
Book Title: Memoirs of Seth Naomul Hotchand
Book Series: Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints
Author: Sir H. Evan M. James, Hamida Khuhro, Seth Naomul Hotchand
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Genre: History, Memoirs
Topic: India, East India Company, Sindh
