Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pts 1-3

Content

These volumes contain correspondence between the East India Company Factory An East India Company trading post. at Bussorah [Basra] and the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the Company in London, as well as the Bacha of Bagdat [ Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Baghdad], the Zand rulers of Persia [Iran], and the British Ambassador at the Porte [Ottoman Empire] from 16 January 1774 to 1 December 1783.

Extent and format

3 volumes (549 folios)

It is grouped into

Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 1

374 images

Ref: IOR/G/29/21/1

Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 2

373 images

Ref: IOR/G/29/21/2

Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 3

369 images

Ref: IOR/G/29/21/3

Arrangement

The items are arranged chronologically, from the front to the rear of each volume.

Pt 1 ff 1-182a

Pt 2 ff 183-365a

Pt 3 ff 366-549

Physical characteristics

This file consists of three physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one with 1 (ff 1-182A), through volume two (ff 183-365A), and terminates at the last folio of volume three (ff 366-549); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 182A and f 365A.

Written in

English and French in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/G/29/21

History of this record

Date(s)

16 Jan 1774-1 Dec 1783 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Bussora

People & organisations

Imam of OmanMutasallim of BussoraṢādiq Khān ZandKarīm Khān ZandMuntafiq (Tribe)Zand Dynasty (Family)

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