“Their wealth was such that there is no mentioning it without seeming to exaggerate and to deal in extravagant fables.” — Ghulam Hussain Khan, 18th century historian They could “make or break anyone in Bengal, including the ruler, and their political instincts were sharp as their financial ones”. — Willam Dalrymple, The Anarchy. The man in question was known by his Mughal-bestowed title of Jagat Seth (banker to the world), an Oswal bania from Na