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On the death of Meer Jaffier, the supreme council at Calcutta conferred the sovereignty on his youthful son, Nujeem-ul-Dowlah; at the same time appointing Mohammed Reza Khan, a naib subah, or sub-nabob, to manage the revenues and all other matters of government.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
hernesheir commented on the word sub-nabob
Sub-nattering, The Language Maven might assume.
September 19, 2011