Note 358 — THE GOOD WIFE OF CAIRO AND HER FOUR GALLANTS.[354]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
“Rajul Khwájá:” see vol. vi. 46, etc. For “Sháhbandar” = king of the port, a harbour-master, whose post I have compared with our “Consul,” see vol. iv. 29. It is often, however, applied to Government officials who superintend trade and levy duties at inland marts.