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Lascar

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.

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Lascar

Nodes157
Edges156
Triples282
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012739
Components1

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related to 18th century · 39
Lascar → Arthur Wellesley, Asia, Benjamin Franklin, Black Poor, Bombay, British, Calcutta, Charles Watson, Committee, Cook, EIC's Bombay Marine, England, European, Europeans, George Pocock, HMS Resolution, However, In, India, Indo-Portuguese
related to 19th century · 33
Lascar → Assam, Bengal, Between, Bombay, Britain, British, British Somaliland, Christian, Cochin, Company, East India Company, East Indiamen, EIC, Goa, Great Britain, Gujarat, Hugli River, India, Indians, Indo-Portuguese
related to Britain · 32
Lascar → Asian, Baptism, Bengali Muslims, Britain, British, British East India Company, Catholics, Despite, East India Company, England, English, Hindus, Konkani-speaking Christians, Lascars, Legislation, Maharashtra, Malabar Coast, Muslim, Muslims, Navigation Acts
related to 16th century · 24
Lascar → Cape, EIC, English, English East India Company, European, Gama, Goa, Good Hope, India, Indian, Indian Ocean, Indies, Japanese Namban, Kenya, Malabar Coast, Malindi, Portuguese, South, Southeast Asia, Spanish
related to 17th century · 22
Lascar → Another, Asia, Asian, Bombay, Cochin, Daman, Diu, East Indiamen, EIC East Indiamen, England, English, English-flagged, European, Indian, Indo-Portuguese, Navigation Acts, Parliament, Portuguese, Royal Navy, Thana
related to Macau and Hong Kong · 22
Lascar → After, Calcutta, December, East Indies Fleet, Hawaii, HMS Resolution, Hong Kong, Ibraham Mohammed, Indian, James Cook, Lascars, Lower Lascar Row, Macau, Nanking, North America, Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan, Since, The, These
related to 20th century · 21
Lascar → Aden, ANZAC, Asia, At, British, British Columbia, British Empire, British India Steam Navigation, Canadian Pacific Railway, Catholic Goans, Company, Empress, First World War, In World War II, Indian Ocean, Japan, Lascars, Muslim British Indians, The, These
related to United States · 18
Lascar → Alaska, Among, Asia, British, Chinese, Hawaii, Indian, Indians, Lascars, Nootka, North America, Prince William Sound, Russian, The Nootka, There, These, Three, Unalaska
related to Canada · 16
Lascar → British Columbia, Canadian, Chinese, Clayoquot Sound, Filipino, Goan, In, India, June, Lascars, Macau, North America, Pacific, Therefore, Vancouver Island, When Gustavus III
related to Etymology · 12
Lascar → Asian, Cape, Chinese, Good Hope, Indian, Japanese, Malay, Portuguese, Sri Lankans, The English, The Oxford English Dictionary, The Portuguese

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lascars british indian east ships india britain sailors london crew company ship european portuguese seamen often english first indians world

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the Navigation Act or due to being stranded as well as suffering ill treatmentinstance ofoften because of restrictions0.80text
John Adolphus Pope became adept linguistsinstance ofSkilled captains0.80text
were able to give complicated orders to their lascar crewinstance ofSkilled captains0.80text
the Navigation Actsinstance ofoften escaping ill-treatment on their ships as well or being unable to leave due to restrictions0.80text
abandonment by shipping mastersinstance ofoften escaping ill-treatment on their ships as well or being unable to leave due to restrictions0.80text
doctorsinstance ofand professionals0.80text
Lascarrelated to 16th centuryIndian0.60section
Lascarrelated to 16th centuryEuropean0.60section
Lascarrelated to 16th centuryIndia0.60section
Lascarrelated to 16th centuryVasco0.60section
Lascarrelated to 16th centuryGama0.60section
Lascarrelated to 16th centuryMalindi0.60section

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