nawab

The conflict is tinged with racism, with many Arabs referring to the Massalit by a derogatory word, "nawab", which refers to slaves.

Mr Khan the nawab, who has switched party allegiance several times over the years, accuses the rival clan of exploiting public office to enrich itself by grabbing land from the rural poor.

The dish, it's said, originated with the nawabs of Lucknow, "who'd lost their teeth but not their desire to eat meat," he wrote.

In 1685, a dispute having taken place between the English factors and the nawab, the town was bombarded and burned to the ground.

On the outbreak of the Mutiny in May 1857, the nawab of Farukhnagar, the principal feudatory of the district, rose in rebellion.