Lascar
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thumb|Three lascar crew of the P&O liner A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland or other lands east of the Cape of Good Hope, who was employed on European ships from the 16th century until the mid-20th century.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- military personnel
- Part of
- World War II
- Country
- British Raj
- Location
- London
- Image
- Three Lascars on the Viceroy of India.jpg
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- model item
- Sake Dean Mahomed
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- partially coincident with
- Topasses
- name
- ꠟꠡ꠆ꠇꠞ
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- 16th century
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- By location
- Mascarene Islands
- Britain
- Canada
- Macau and Hong Kong
- United States
- Ranks and positions
- Portrayal in literature and cinema
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Three lascar crew of the P&O liner A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland or other lands east of the Cape of Good Hope, who was employed on European ships from the 16th century until the mid-20th century.
==Etymology== The Oxford English Dictionary states that the word has two possible derivations:
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