Agha Aly Asker
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title:
Agha Aly Asker
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Agha Aly Asker was a Persian horse trader and landowner who emigrated to Bangalore, in India, in 1824 from Shiraz, Iran. He is considered the founding father of the Persian diaspora in the city whose legacy still lives on through the various colonial buildings he constructed at the behest of the Commissioner of Mysore Sir Mark Cubbon. Aly Asker was responsible for constructing the Governor's residence, the State Guesthouse- Balabrooie, Leela Nivas off Cunningham Crescent, among many others. He i
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Horse trader and landowner
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agha_Aly_Asker
date created:
2022-01-08T17:35:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T22:21:45Z
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