The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... Persia . But it was abandoned in 1580 , when a Turkish invasion threw Persia into confusion . The Muscovy Company was not only the first joint - stock corpora- tion chartered by an English Government , and so a means of gaining ...
... Persia . But it was abandoned in 1580 , when a Turkish invasion threw Persia into confusion . The Muscovy Company was not only the first joint - stock corpora- tion chartered by an English Government , and so a means of gaining ...
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... Persia was very precarious , was about the same time taking up the idea of a sea passage . In May 1565 he presented a memorial to the Crown urging a fresh promotion of the discovery , 2 and gave reasons derived from his own intercourse ...
... Persia was very precarious , was about the same time taking up the idea of a sea passage . In May 1565 he presented a memorial to the Crown urging a fresh promotion of the discovery , 2 and gave reasons derived from his own intercourse ...
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... Persia . Hakluyt Society , 1885 . and Persia . Includes the journeys of Anthony Jenkinson and others in Central Asia RUNDALL , T. ( Editor ) . Memorials of the Empire of Japan . Hakluyt Society , 1850 . Includes the letters of William ...
... Persia . Hakluyt Society , 1885 . and Persia . Includes the journeys of Anthony Jenkinson and others in Central Asia RUNDALL , T. ( Editor ) . Memorials of the Empire of Japan . Hakluyt Society , 1850 . Includes the letters of William ...
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