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Spain, returned to the East and was received at Goa by the Portuguese
authorities and forwarded on his way to Persia with every honour; but
the results of his mission must have been disappointing to the Shah, for
that monarch caused him to be put to death immediately on his arrival.
A bishop from Spain had accompanied Danish Baig to the East to
propagate Christianity in Persia; but, having apparently foreseen
unfortunate consequences from the failure of the Persian embassy, he wisely
remained at Hormuz. Some time after this, Shah 'Abbas, who appar
ently hankered after a special arrangement with some European nation
in regard to the silk trade, suggested that a Spanish gentleman of note
should be sent to negotiate with him instead of ecclesiastics, as hitherto,
"for he should know better how to treat with such a one, and God and
" His Majesty would be better served, because a religious man out of his
Cf cell was like a fish out of water and in response to his invitation a
certain Don Garcia de Silva Figueroa was despatched from Madrid with
costly presents and a magnificent retinue. This Ambassador, however,
on account of the hostiliues which Shah 'Abbas continued to commit
against the Portuguese in the Persian Gulf, and particularly of his expul
sion of the Portuguese from Bandar 'Abbas in 1615, did not, so far as
can be ascertained, proceed beyond Goa until the following year.
During' the earlier part of the reign of Shah 'Abbas prior to 1600, Holations
of Persia and
a considerable part of Persia was in possession of the Turks, who held Turkey.
Tiflis, Tabriz and even Nihavand to the east of Kirmanshah. After 1600
however, the Shah addiessed himself with much success to the recovery
of the lost provinces : in 1602 he took Nihavand ; in 1603 he dislodged
the Turks from Tabriz, which they had occupied for 18 years ; in 1605
he invested Erivan and Baghdad ; and finally in the same year, having
purposely withdrawn his troops from the siege of Baghdad, he completely
defeated the Ottoman forces in the field at a great battle, in which Sir
Robert Sherley, fight ng on the Persian side, received three wounds.
Isfahan was at this time the capital of Persia, and the Shah had a garri
son at Rishehr in the Persian Gulf.
Establishment of tae first English Factories in Persia, 1616-17.
The arrival of the Farman obtained by Steel and Crouther provoked
an immediate discussion as to whether, and if so in what manner, the com
mercial privileges conceded by the Shah should be turned to account by
the East India Company.
Before the receipt of the Farman, but after the question of opening Cautious
a trade with Persia had been mooted, Sir Thomas Rco had enjoined P 0 0 *