Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 1 [‎91v] (187/374)

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This volume contains letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory An East India Company trading post. 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 Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. ]
• 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 An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Baban, Hakim of Kurdistan], his complaint to Carim Caun over his treatment by Omar Bacha [Gürcü ‘Omar Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , 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 An East India Company trading post. 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].

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1 volume (182 folios)

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English in Latin script

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