Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vols I-II
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vols I-II
- Date:
- 1732/1753
- Description:
- Abstract: These two volumes contain letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussorah [Basra] between 19 March 1732 and 13 February 1753. The letters contain material relating to the overthrow of the Safavid Dynasty, and the rise of the Afshar Dynasty in Persia [Iran]; Nadir Shah Afshar's campaigns against the Ottoman and Mughal empires; and the relations of the Persian Empire with the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the Mughal Empire and the Imamate of Muscat.Physical description: This file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one with 1 and terminates at the last folio of volume two with 254. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ottoman-Persian War (1743-1746)
- Geographic region:
- Muscat
Bussorah
Bagdat - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001251.0x000370_ar
81055/vdc_100000001251.0x000370_en
IOR/G/29/19
IOR/G/29/19