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IOR/G/29/19/2

Record Id:
041-003477184
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-000177207
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100099045857.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100119036930.0x000001
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/19/2
Title:
Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vol II
Scope & Content:
This volume contains letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory 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 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]
  • The appointment of Hodjee Ahmet Basha [Haji Ahmad Pasha] 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 [Sulayman Kiya], 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]
  • 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 from the Porte, confirming Soliman Bashaw’s government of Bagdat and Bussorah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000173250
036-000177207
037-000177223
040-000177228
041-003477184
Is part of:
IOR/G : East India Company Factory Records
IOR/G/29 : Factory Records: Persia and the Persian Gulf
IOR/G/29/15-24 : Letters and enclosures received from Bandar 'Abbas (Gombroon) and Basra.
IOR/G/29/19 : Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vols I-II

 

IOR/G/29/19/2 : Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vol II
Hierarchy:
032-000173250[0029]/036-000177207[0003]/037-000177223[0005]/040-000177228[0002]/041-003477184
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/G
Record Type (Level):
Item
Extent:
1 volume (128 folios)
Digitised Content:
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100119036930.0x000001
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1745
End Date:
1753
Date Range:
29 Oct 1745-13 Feb 1753
Era:
CE
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