10 The Qu’ayti Realm in Hyderabad and Hadhramaut, 1843–1948: A Case of Political Capitalism
Post-Diasporic Engagements: New Perspectives on Indian Diasporas in the 21st Century, Taylor & Francis Ltd, ss.188-203, 2026
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.4324/9781003736035-13
- Yayınevi: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.188-203
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
While largely pre-capitalist economic conditions prevailed in Hadhramaut, a country in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, it was through labour migration that it was connected to the economies of the Indian Ocean rim during the colonial era. The Qu’aytis were a Hadhrami family who went as mercenary leaders to the Indian Princely State of Hadhramaut. Having made their fortune in Hyderabad, they established their own statelet in their home country between the 1840s and the 1880s. Subsequently, they maintained a presence in both Hadhramaut and Hyderabad. In addition, Bombay-based Gujarati merchants dominated Hadhramaut's foreign trade and acted as tax-farmers for the Qu’aytis. A third aspect of the links between India and Hadhramaut was the use of the Indian Rupee as one of the two major currencies in Hadhramaut. However, these links weakened during the 1930s and 1940s and came apart with the end of the British Raj. The chapter draws upon the author's previous book on the Hadhrami migratory links, which is based both upon British archival material as well as secondary sources. It attempts to answer the question of how best to conceptualise translocal actors like the Qu’aytis and the Gujarati merchants active in Hadhramaut. Using a conceptual apparatus sketched by Max Weber, it is argued that the current conditions prevailing in Hadhramaut worked against rational capitalism and that the ideal type of political capitalism best characterises the activities of these translocal actors.