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Mirza Muhammad Taki

late 17th - early 18th centuryMerchantAsia · c. 1650Most named place: Surat
Merchant

Mirza Muhammad Taki was a Persian merchant who made his fortune in India. He enjoyed influence at both the courts of the Safavids and Mughals, and became a leader of the Mughal merchants at Surat. He retired in 1705 with enormous wealth.