The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Persian Gulf , from which they derived a considerable revenue . In this , however , they failed to take sufficiently into account the attitude of the Persian monarch , Shah Abbas , who had already extended his dominions to the sea and ...
... Persian Gulf , from which they derived a considerable revenue . In this , however , they failed to take sufficiently into account the attitude of the Persian monarch , Shah Abbas , who had already extended his dominions to the sea and ...
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... Persia was arranged . In 1803 war had broken out between Persia and Russia ; and in 1805 the latter power had joined England ... Persian hostility against England and Russia , and to collect information about routes and resources for the ...
... Persia was arranged . In 1803 war had broken out between Persia and Russia ; and in 1805 the latter power had joined England ... Persian hostility against England and Russia , and to collect information about routes and resources for the ...
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... Persians would be considered as a hostile act by the English . Colonel Stoddart , who arrived in the Persian camp on 11 August , 1838 , bore the message , and the siege was raised , and by 9 September the Persian army was on its march ...
... Persians would be considered as a hostile act by the English . Colonel Stoddart , who arrived in the Persian camp on 11 August , 1838 , bore the message , and the siege was raised , and by 9 September the Persian army was on its march ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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