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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia: About 1889-1890' [261v] (542/1486)
The record is made up of 1 file (742 folios). It was created in 1889-1894. 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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PERSIA.
Exports.
Imports.
Imports.
Exports,
Bushire.
In the Bushire Resident’s report on the Trade of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in 1885 (Part III., June 17, 1886), the following is the sum total of
the value of the exports from the following ports :—
Exports.
Ports.
1884.
1885.
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
From Bushire
67,34,570
74,45,170
Lingah
76,30,750
86,48,950
Bender Abbas
26,53,750
38,76,400
Bahrein ..
41,72,030
35,98,605
Ports on Arab coast of
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
45,19,000
29,81,500
Total ..
257,10,100
265,50,625
Equal to (at 1* 5d.) ..
£1,821,132
£1,880,677
Imports.
Ports.
1884.
1885.
To Bushire ..
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
100,97,950
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
99,62,170
Lingah ..
88,25,980
93,87,900
Bender Abbas ..
37,78,600
38,96,700
Bahrein..
39,63,740
38,21,960
Ports on Arab coast of
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
..
23,68,030
22,54,680
Total ..
290,34,300
293,23,410
Equal to (at Is. 5d.) ..
£2,055,596
£2,077,075
Shiraz.
The imports and exports of Shiraz are of much the same nature as
those I have mentioned when speaking of Ispahan. A gentleman who
has long been engaged in trade there told me that, although he had
not the actual figures, he thought that the following was about the
value of the annual imports and exports :—
£
Manchester tissues
500,000
English copper
100,000
French sugar ..
250,000
Sundries
350,000
Total ..
.. 1 , 200,000
£
Opium, about 8,000 cases
800,000
Carpets
100,000
Tobacco
100,000
Cotton and sundries ..
200,000
Total ..
.. 1 , 200,000
My informant warned me that the above was only a rough guess,
but could not be very far from the just and true figures, as his calcu-
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This file is separated into three folders. It primarily consists of George Curzon's handwritten research notes prepared before writing his book, Persia and the Persian Question . The file also contains a variety of printed material that accompanies the handwritten notes. This includes printed research papers by various academics, newspaper clippings, personal letters from other researchers and diplomats, as well as maps and trade reports on various parts of Persia, mainly the southern ports.
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