‘FACTORY RECORDS: EARLY PAPERS ON PERSIA’

Content

These two volumes contain the East India Company’s early correspondence about Persia [Iran], together with translations of firmans [farmāns, i.e. edicts] and trading privileges [rughūms] issued by the Shah and various Persian administrators between 19 March 1621 and 3 August 1697.

Extent and format

2 volumes (252 folios)

It is grouped into

‘FACTORY RECORDS: EARLY PAPERS ON PERSIA’, Pt 1

246 images

Ref: IOR/G/29/1/1

‘FACTORY RECORDS: EARLY PAPERS ON PERSIA’, Pt 2

254 images

Ref: IOR/G/29/1/2

Physical characteristics

Foliation: This file consists of two physical volumes inside a slipcase. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-124) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 125-252); 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is circled and located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Pagination: A pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 19-235; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English 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/29/1

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Mar 1621-3 Aug 1697 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Most early correspondence from and relating to Persia is not in this series at all. It can be found in the following Series IOR:E/3:Original Correspondence 1602-1712 IOR:G/36/102-118 Surat Factory An East India Company trading post. Records; Letters received (copies) 1621-1705 and in the form of abstracts in IOR:G/40/1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Miscellaneous Factory An East India Company trading post. Records; Abstracts of Letters received 1617-1728 (except for G/40/8 these are contemporary or near contemporary abstracts). H/710 Home Miscellaneous.

Subjects

Silk industry

Places

Portuguese State of IndiaJasquesOrmuz

People & organisations

Shah of PersiaBeglerbeg of FarsDutch East India Company

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