Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vol II [‎179r] (117/273)

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This volume contains letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory An East India Company trading post. at Bussorah [Basra] between 29 October 1745 and 6 November 1752. It includes material relating to:

• The revolts at Tabreiz [Tabriz], Errivan [Yerevan] and Carrmancha [Kermanshah]
• The revolt at Sistoon [Sistan] and the apparent defection of a large branch of Nadir Shaw’s [Nadir Shah’s] family
• The murder of the Kalantar of Julpha [Julfa] by Nadir Shaw and his extortions from the Armenians
• The capture of the East India Company ship Augusta by the Angria fleet in Cochin [Kochi] Road
• The preparation of a peace embassy from Shaw Nadir [Nadir Shah] to the Porte with ‘more than usual magnificence’
• The capture of the President of Madras, Nicholas Morse, by Governor-General Joseph François Dupleix, in contravention of the treaty signed by [Governor] Bourdinau [Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais]
• The assassination of Nadir Shaw, allegedly by his grandson, Sharoc Mirza [Shahrukh Mirza Afshar]
• The rumoured succession of Allee Coolie A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. Caun [i.e. ‘Ali Quli Khan Afshar, later ‘Adil Shah Afshar]
• The death of the second Mamluk Governor of Bagdat [Baghdad], Ahmet Basha [Gürcü Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ]
• The appointment of Hodjee Ahmet Basha [Haji Ahmad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ] to the governorship of Bussorah
• The decision of the new King of Persia, Audel Shaw [‘Adil Shah Afshar] to relocate to Spahaun [Isfahan]
• The proclamation of a new king of Aghwans [Afghans], Mirveis [Mirways], in Corasson [Khurasan]
• The takeover, by Solyman Kia A deputy or lieutenant of the governor in Ottoman Iraq, with additional responsibilities as a high-ranking provincial judge. [Sulayman Kiya A deputy or lieutenant of the governor in Ottoman Iraq, with additional responsibilities as a high-ranking provincial judge. ], son-in-law of Ahmet Basha, of the city of Bussorah
• The seizure of the government of Bussorah and Bagdat by Solyman Basha [Sulayman Abu Layla Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ]
• The dethronement of Sharock Shaw [Shahrukh Shah Afshar] by his own supporters, and his replacement with Solyman Doud [i.e. Sayyid Muhammad Mirza Mar’ashi Safavi, later Shah Sulayman II]
• The defeat and death of Nasir Chung [Mir Ahmad ‘Ali Khan Siddiqi Nasir Jang] by the French
• The arrival of a firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). from the Porte, confirming Soliman Bashaw’s government of Bagdat and Bussorah.

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1 volume (128 folios)

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English in Latin script

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