The East India Company in Persia: Trade and Cultural Exchange in the Eighteenth Century

In 1747, Kerman in Persia burned due to the chaos and destruction caused by Nader Shah. The East India Company had been saved from destruction by a servant, Danvers Graves, and his knowledge of the Companys privileges in Persia. This book explores the Company's trade in Persia and how it interacted with power structures and the local environment during a time of upheaval in Persian history. It charts the role of the Navy and commercial fleet in the Gulf, trade agreements, and the experience of Company staff, British and non-British, living in and navigating conditions in 18th-century Persia.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 24 February 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

In 1747, the city of Kerman in Persia burned amidst chaos, destruction, and death perpetrated by the city's own overlord, Nader Shah. After the violent overthrow of the Safavid dynasty in 1722 and subsequent foreign invasions from all sides, Persia had been in constant turmoil. One well-appointed house that belonged to the East India Company had been saved from destruction by the ingenuity of a Company servant, Danvers Graves, and his knowledge of the Company's privileges in Persia. This book explores the lived experience of the Company and its trade in Persia and how it interacted with power structures and the local environment in a time of great upheaval in Persian history. Using East India Company records and other sources, it charts the role of the Navy and commercial fleet in the Gulf, trade agreements, and the experience of Company staff, British and non-British living in and navigating conditions in 18th-century Persia. By examining the social, commercial, and diplomatic history of this relationship, this book creates a new paradigm for the study of Early Modern interactions in the Indian Ocean.

In 1747, the city of Kerman in Persia burned amidst chaos, destruction, and death perpetrated by the city's own overlord, Nader Shah. After the violent overthrow of the Safavid dynasty in 1722 and subsequent foreign invasions from all sides, Persia had been in constant turmoil. One well-appointed house that belonged to the East India Company had been saved from destruction by the ingenuity of a Company servant, Danvers Graves, and his knowledge of the Company's privileges in Persia. This book explores the lived experience of the Company and its trade in Persia and how it interacted with power structures and the local environment in a time of great upheaval in Persian history. Using East India Company records and other sources, it charts the role of the Navy and commercial fleet in the Gulf, trade agreements, and the experience of Company staff, British and non-British living in and navigating conditions in 18th-century Persia. By examining the social, commercial, and diplomatic history of this relationship, this book creates a new paradigm for the study of Early Modern interactions in the Indian Ocean.

Weight: 500g
Dimension: 163 x 241 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350152274