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English Factories in India.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foster, William.
- Series:
- English Factories in India: a Calendar of Documents in the India Office, Etc Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (449 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- English Factories in India. 1655-1660
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2009.
- Summary:
- This book, edited by William Foster, provides a detailed historical account of the English trading factories in India and Persia during the years 1655-1660. Drawing on extensive archival records, including documents from the India Office and various Indian and Persian locations, the book highlights the commercial, political, and administrative activities of the English East India Company. It explores the operations of factories in Surat, Bengal, Persia, and the Coromandel Coast, as well as their interactions with local rulers and global trade networks. The narrative integrates selected excerpts from original documents, offering insights into the challenges and successes of English trade during this period. Intended for historians and researchers, the book also contextualizes the Mughal Empire's political and economic environment under Emperor Shah Jahan, providing a broader framework for understanding the era. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- TITLE PAGE
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- THE ENGLISH FACTORIES IN INDIA
- Preliminary
- 1655
- The Surat Presidency
- Events in Persia
- The Coromandel Coast and Bengal
- 1656
- The Inland Factories
- The Coromandel Coast
- The English in Bengal
- 1657
- Western India
- Persia and Basra
- The Coast and Bay
- 1658
- The Persia Agency
- The Madras Agency
- The Bengal Agency
- 1659
- The Persia Agency and the Muskat Project
- The Deccan Factories
- 1660
- The Persia Agency and Basra
- ADDENDUM
- APPENDIX
- REFERENCES TO QUOTED DOCUMENTS
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781441688729
- 1441688722
- OCLC:
- 1493014114
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