Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vols I-II
IOR/G/29/19
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The record is made up of 2 volumes (250 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1732-13 Feb 1753. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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These two volumes contain letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory An East India Company trading post. 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.
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- 2 volumes (250 folios)
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- 264 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/19/1273 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/19/2
- Arrangement
The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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 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.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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.
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- IOR/G/29/19
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- 19 Mar 1732-13 Feb 1753 (CE, Gregorian)
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Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vols I-II, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/G/29/19, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001251.0x000370> [accessed 21 August 2026]
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- IOR/G/29/19/1
- Title
- Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vol I
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:8r, 9r:43r, 44r:125v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/19/2
- Title
- Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vol II
- Pages
- front-a, back-a, spine-a, head-a, edge-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:vi-v, 126r:137r, 138r:254v, vii-r:viii-v, back-a-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
