E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Bennaskar.
A wealthy merchant and magician of Delhi, in Ridlay’s Tales of the Genii.
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“Like the jeweller of Delhi, in the house of the magician Bennaskar, I at length reached a vaulted room dedicated to secrecy and silence.”—Sir W. Scott.
