Lakha Kanji
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Lakha Kanji
Place of longest stay
Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life
- Businessman- Owner of Dhows
Where-City or Country
- Children
Lakhabhai is mentioned n Sir John Kirks dairies as a businessman who supplied him with information regarding number of Khojas, trade and taxes in Zanzibar in 1870's.
Lakhabhai is recorded as a large trader with ownership of dhows that were registered with the British (in their effort to stop the slave trade, the British Counsel required all Indian subjects to register thier dhows as a condition to protect them from Arab pirates ed.)
