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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/G Language English Name Afshār, Nādir, Shāh of Persia, 1688-1747

1. IOR/G/29/7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/7
Title:
Diary, Consultations, and Accounts of Nathaniel Whitwell and Henry Savage, Agents of the East India Company at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 August 1746 and ending 31 July 1752
Scope & Content:
Diary, consultations, and accounts of the East India Company merchants in Persia [Iran], specifically factories at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, Laristan, Iran], written and signed by Nathaniel Whitwell (Agent and Council) and Henry Savage (succeeding Agent and Council) respectively, countersigned ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1746-31 Jul 1752
Extent:
1 volume (395 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/18/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/18/2
Title:
Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1724-1731), Pt 2
Scope & Content:
This volume contains letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussorah [Basra] between 25 September 1726 and 25 August 1731. It includes material relating to: A proposal that English vessels stop visiting the port of Bussorah, and that a vessel should instead cruise between Ormu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Dec 1726-25 Aug 1731
Extent:
1 volume (122 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/19
Title:
Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vols I-II
Scope & Content:
These two volumes contain letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory 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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1732-13 Feb 1753
Extent:
2 volumes (250 folios)