Zelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaia
Sounds very Portuguese to me - perhaps the Brits got the name from the
Portuguese traders (Akbar would be Akabar => Echebar, as acabar in Portuguese
translates to "to finish"... :-) ).
PS the Brazilians, as Portuguese, pronounce every character, e.g psychology is
pronounced peeseekologeea, as how I deduced a couple in Collins St, Melbourne
being Brazilian when they asked me for directions to the Poste Officee...
----- Original Message ----
> From: Gabe Menezes <gabe.mene...@gmail.com>
> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
> Sent: Tue, 27 July, 2010 8:31:02 PM
> Subject: [Goanet] Indian summer: the twilight of British influence in India
>
>> Dated February 1583, it was addressed: "To the most invincible and most
> mighty Prince, Lord Zelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaia; Invincible Emperor,
> etc."
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