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- ↑ Khoja was used as a title by wealthy Armenian merchants. Sushil Chaudhury suggests that Wajid/Wazeed may be a form of the Armenian name Avet/Avetik. Some sources call him "Muhammed Wajid" and Dutch records frequently refer to him as a "Moor Merchant." Wajid may have added Muhammed to his name to enhance his business prospects, but, in Chaudhury's view, there is no evidence that he was a Muslim. [1] Bhaswati Bhattacharya, on the other hand, considers it likely that Wajid or his father had converted to Islam at some point. [2]
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- ↑ Chaudhury 2007, p. 155, n. 36.
- ↑ Bhattacharya 2005, p. 295.
- ↑ Chaudhury 2007, p. 150.
- 1 2 3 Chaudhury 2007, p. 151.
- 1 2 Chaudhury 2007, pp. 152–153.
- ↑ Chaudhury 2007, pp. 153–154.
- ↑ Chaudhury 2007, p. 155.
- 1 2 Chaudhury 2007, p. 156.
- 1 2 Chaudhury 2007, p. 157.
- 1 2 Chaudhury 2007, pp. 157–158.
- 1 2 Chaudhury 2007, p. 158.
- ↑ Chaudhury 2007, p. 159.