Category: Historical Contributions
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A Rivalry Through the Ages
The following information was courtesy of my father and his cousin, Uncle Issy. My great grandfather, Baba Junnur Hadji Bahar was Mudaliyar of the Magam Pattu in the Hambantota District in the Southern Province. The Magam Pattu was 996 square miles in extent and he was essentially lord and master over 1/25th of the Island.…