Arshad Peerzada. Working for the community
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Chaush community, Yemeni Palace in Hyderabad and the Qu’aiti Connection
Hadhrami Arabs from the Hadhramaut region of South Arabia served as highly paid, skilled mercenaries across the Deccan, including for the Marathas. After the Maratha power declined in the early 19th century, British authorities sought to deport many foreign-born Arabs, but the Nizam of Hyderabad offered them employment. Large numbers entered the Nizam’s forces as soldiers and retainers (the community later known as Chaush), forming an important part of Hyderabad’s military establishment. Sons of Umar bin Awadh al-Qu’aiti rose as jemadars (military officers) in the Nizam’s service. In 1858 they seized the inland town of Shibam from the rival Kathiri rulers, beginning the consolidation of Qu’aiti power in Hadhramaut. With financial and other support from relatives still serving in Hyderabad, the family expanded control over the ports of Shihr and Mukalla, establishing what became the Qu’aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla. This created an unusual situation: a family that remained subjects an...
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