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IOR/G/29/21/1
- Record Id:
- 041-003708143
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000177207
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108849598.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100135370908.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/G/29/21/1
- Title:
- Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 1
- Scope & Content:
- This volume contains letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] between 16 January 1774 and 6 December 1775 and includes material relating to:
- The preparations, by Carem Caun [Karim Khan Zand], for an expedition to Muscat
- The directions of Carem Caun to the ‘captains’of Bunderick [Bandar-i Rig] to take all English vessels
- A letter from Henry Moore, Agent at Bussora, to Carem Caun, the King of Persia [Iran], 16 January 1774
- The letter of Carem Caun in response to those of the Governor of Bombay and the Agent at Bussora
- A politico-economic alliance between Heyder Alli [Haydar ‘Ali, Sultan of Mysore] and Carim Caun
- A letter from Shaik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir Al Mazkur], Governor of Bushire [Bushehr] to the Agent at Bussora
- The imprisonment of Zackey Caun [Zaki Khan Zand] by Shaikh Abdulla [Shaikh 'Abd Allah al-Mu’ini]
- The release of the son of Shaikh Abdulla and Zackey Caun by Carim Caun and Shaikh Abdulla
- The mediation, by Shaikh Nassir of Bushire, between the Company and Carem Caun the Vackeel [Vakil]
- The refusal of the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Ahmad bin Sa‘id Al Bu Sa‘id] to pay tribute to the Vackeel
- The designs of Carem Caun the Vackeel and Shaikh Nassir of Bushire on the port of Bussora
- The dismissal of Mahomed Bacha of Coordistan [Muhammad Pasha Baban, Hakim of Kurdistan], his complaint to Carim Caun over his treatment by Omar Bacha [Gürcü ‘Omar Pasha, Wali of Baghdad], and Carim Caun’s dispatch of Ally Morat Caun [‘Ali Murad Khan Zand] to assist Mahomed Bacha
- The defeat of Ally Morat Caun by Hodjee Soliman Aga [Haji Sulayman Agha, Hakim of Basra]
- The raids by the Chaub [Banu Ka’b] on Bussora in revenge for the execution of one of their tribesmen
- A report from the Turkish Ambassador, Namaun Effendi [Nu‘man Effendi], on Carim Caun’s acceptance of Omar Bacha’s apology, and abandonment of his expedition to Bagdat and Bussora
- The relations between Carim Caun and Hossein Caun [Muhammad Hasan Khan], Chief of the Codjars [Qajars], ‘a nation which inhabit Astrabad [Astarabad] and Mazanderan [Mazandaran]’, and his two sons, including Mahomet Caun [the future Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar, Shah of Persia]
- The rumours about Nassir Ulla Mirza [Nasr Allah Mirza Afshar], son of Sarook Shaw [Shahrukh Shah Afshar], the grandson of Nadir Shaw [Nadir Shah Afshar] and his cooperation with Mahomet Caun
- The campaign of Sadoo Caun [Muhammad Sadiq Khan Zand, brother of Karim Khan] against Bussora
- The orders of Carrim Caun to Sadoo Caun to preserve the Company’s possessions at Bussora
- The correspondence of Shaik Abdulla of the Montificks [Shaikh ‘Abd Allah of the Muntafiq], the Chief Agent, Carim Caun, Sadoo Caun, Shaik Nassir and others concerning the siege of Bussora
- A proposal about the possible relocation of the East India Company factory to Bushire in Persia
- The orders given to East India Company personnel at Bussora to make peace with the Persians
- The assistance provided by the Imaum of Muscat to the Turkes [Turks] defending Bussora
- The defeat of Carim Caun’s army in Coordistan and the reasons for his attack on Bussora
- The detention of an embassy from Heyder Ally to Carim Caun by the Imaum of Muscat
- The dispute between the agents Henry Moore and Robert Garden over their status in the Gulf, and
- The correspondence of the Resident at Bussora, William Digges Latouche with Carim Caun’s Prime Minister, Mirza Jaffir [Mirza Muhammad Ja’far Isfahani].
- 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
040-000177230
041-003708143 - 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/29/21 : Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pts 1-3
IOR/G/29/21/1 : Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 1 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000173250[0029]/036-000177207[0003]/037-000177223[0007]/040-000177230[0001]/041-003708143
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/G
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 volume (182 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100135370908.0x000003
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1774
- End Date:
- 1775
- Date Range:
- 16 Jan 1774-6 Dec 1775
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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