Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 3

Title:

Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 3

Date:

1779/1783

Description:

Abstract: This volume contains correspondence sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] between 27 April 1779 and 1 December 1783 including:The correspondence of William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, agents at the English factory in Bussora, with the Court of Directors of the East India Company in LondonThe expedition of Shaik Tamar [Shaikh Thamir bin Sa’dun al-Kabir] of the Montificks [Muntafiq Tribe] against the Khesaal [Khaza’il] ArabsThe Government of the Mussaleem [Mutasallim] of Bussora, Soliman Aga [Sulayman Agha]The imprisonment by Sadoo Caun [Muhammad Sadiq Khan Zand] of his nephew Abdul Fatty Caun [Abu’l-Fath’ Khan Zand], the eldest son of the Vakeel [Karim Khan Zand]The capture of Bushire [Bushehr] by Reis Baackir Caun [Ra’is Baqir Khan] of the Tanksoors [Tangsiris]The victory of Ally Morat Caun [‘Ali Murad Khan Zand] against Zolfacker Caun [Dhu’lfaqar Khan Afshar] and his preparations to march against Sadoo Caun at Schyras [Shiraz]The defeat of Mahomet Bey [Muhammad Bey] and Mahomet Khaleel Oghly [Muhammad Khalil-oghli’s] Turkish and Persian forces outside Bagdat [Baghdad]The correspondence of Latouche with Sir Robert Ainslie, British Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]The expulsion of Jaffer Caun [Ja’far Khan Zand], and departure of the armies of Ally Nacquy Caun [‘Ali Naqi Khan Zand] and Ackba Caun [Akbar Khan Zand] from SchyrasThe letters of John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire to the Chairman of the Court of DirectorsThe correspondence of Captain Richard Scott from Bussora with the Secretary of the East India Company Peter MitchellThe arrival of the new Mussaleem Ismael Aga [Isma’il Agha] from BagdatThe appointment of Edward Galley to succeed John Beaumont as Resident at BushireThe clashes between Ally Nacquy Caun and Ally Morad Caun over possession of Ispahan [Isfahan]The arrival of Samuel Manesty for the ‘assistance of the settlement’ at BussoraThe correspondence of Latouche with the Secret Committee of the East India CompanyThe accounts of profits and losses taken from the General Books of the English Factory at BussoraThe accounts of ‘charges general’ listing expenditures, reasons, and the amount of cash in accountThe letters of Commander-in-Chief, India, Sir Eyre Coote to Colonel John Brathwaite, dated 6 July 1781The correspondence of the President of Bombay, William Hornby, with Latouche at BussoraThe ‘dispossession’ of Rajah Chit Sing [Raja Chait Singh] of Benaras [Benares]The clashes between the forces of Hyder [Haydar ‘Ali] and CooteThe death of Taggy Caun [Taqi Khan Zand], entrance of Ally Morat Caun into Schyras, and withdrawal of Sadoo Caun and Abdul Fatty Caun into the citadelThe surrender of the citadel of Schyras to Ally Morat Caun, the blinding of his rival Sadoo Caun, and the latter’s subsequent suicide from opium poisoningThe correspondence of Latouche with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of DirectorsThe Bacha of Bagdat and his Montifick allies’ campaign against the Ghesaal [Khaza’il]The correspondence of Rawson Hart Boddam from Surat with Latouche at BussoraThe treaty of alliance between the British and the Maharata [Maratha] statesThe success of General Richard Matthews in taking the fortress of BednoreThe rumours about the death of Bussey [Charles Joseph Patissier, Marquis of Bussy-Castelanu]The death of Hyder and Tippoo [Tipu Sultan’s] joining the army of MysoreA packet of letters from Bussora, received by Ambassador Ainslie at Constantinople, and forwarded by him to Envoy Extraordinary at Vienna, Sir Robert Murray Keith, to be delivered to the Secret CommitteeThe correspondence of Major Thomas Geils from Bagdad with Sir Henry FletcherThe war between Mahomed the son of Shaik Soliman [Shaikh Muhammad bin Sulayman al-Ka’bi] and Shaik Gathban [Shaikh Ghadban al-Ka’bi] of the Chaubs [Banu Ka'b tribe]The request from Latouche to leave the factory in charge of ManestyA rumour about the death of Madjee Scinida [Mahadji Sindhia] near Oude [Awadh]The correspondence of David Hays from Aleppo with Latouche, with the attestations of Vincenzo Ottonelli and Giuseppe Donato about the packets from BussoraThe agreement between the Chaub and Shaik Swiney [Shaikh Thuwayni bin ‘Abd Allah al-Sa’dun], andThe disagreement between Shaik Nasir [Shaikh Nasir Al Mazkur] of Bushire and the Shaik of Julfar [Shaikh Saqar bin Rashid al-Qasimi]Physical description: 1 volume (184 folios)

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ḥaydar ‘Alī
Sultan of Mysore

Geographic region:

Mysore
Schyras

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100135370908.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100135370908.0x000001_en
IOR/G/29/21/3
IOR/G/29/21/3

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