Power struggles and trade in the Gulf 1620-1820 / Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.

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Maps : 1. Location map of the Gulf - 2. The Gulf and chief maritime trade routes to Europe and India - 3. Entrance to the Gulf - 4. Persia under Zand rule, 1751- 1795 - 5. The Persian coast - 6. The mid-Gulf - 7. The northern Gulf -- CHAPTER 1. The historical geography of the Gulf : 1. Naming of the Gulf - 2. Surveys of the Gulf - 3. Surrounding topography, coasts, depths, islands and shoals : the Arabian coast, The Persian coast - 4. Climate ; Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall - 5. Winds, currents and tides - 6. The effects of geography and meteorology on navigation in the Gulf, Persian coast and Arabian coast - 7. The preference for the Gulf route over the Red sea - 8. Ports and harbours in the Gulf ; Pre-islamic settlements, Islamic Persian - 9. Trade in the Gulf ; General trade, Pearl fishing - 10. The arrival of the Europeans in the Gulf ; The Portuguese, The English, The Dutch - 11. The decline of Hormuz ; The conflict between the Portuguese and English, The occupation of Hormuz by the English and the Persians -- CHAPTER 2. Bandar Abbas (1623- 1763) : 1. Geographical background - 2. The establishment of European factories at Bandar Abbas ; The establishment of the English factory at Bandar Abbas, The establishment of the Dutch factory at Bandar Abbas, The establishment of the French factory at Bandar Abbas - 2. Bandar Abbas at peace ; Period I ( 1623- 1630), Period II ( 1630- 1657), Period III ( 1657- 1698), Period IV ( 1698- 1708), Period V ( 1708- 1736), Period VI ( 1736- 1747) - 4. The Struggle for power ( 1746- 1763) ; The beginning of the insurrection, 1746, Revolt at Sistan, Revolt in the ‘hot countries’ , Revolt at Kirman, Revolt on the Persian coast, Revolt in Oman, The death of Nadir Shah, Struggle for the throne, Ali Quli Khan, Ibrahim Mirza Khan, Shahrukh Mirza, The struggle for overall control of Persia - 5. Capture by the French of the English factory at Bandar Abbas - 6. The Commotion in the vicinity of Bandar Abbas; Mulla ‘Ali Shah’, Nasir Khan, the Arabs and the English, 1750- 1763 - 7. The withdrawal of the Dutch factory from Bandar Abbas - 8. The withdrawal of the English factory from Bandar Abbas ; withdrawal to Bahrain, 1750 , withdrawal to Qishm, Hormuz or Bahrain, 1751 , withdrawal to Qishm or Henjam, 1752 , withdrawal to Hormuz, 1760 , withdrawal to any place of security, 1761 , Trial of the Bushire market before commitment, 1762 - 9. The recession - 10. Factors in the withdrawal from Bandar Abbas -- CHAPTER 3. Bandar Riq and Khark island ( 1753- 1766) : 1. Geographical background - 2. The Dutch establishment on Khark island - 3. Commotion at Bandar Riq - 4. The English establishment at Bandar Riq -
5. The Dutch activity on Khark island - 6. The withdrawal of the English establishment from Bandar Riq - 7. The siege of Bandar Riq - 8. The end of the Dutch establishment on Khark - 9. Conclusions on the cessation of trading at Bandar Riq and Khark island -- CHAPTER 4. Bushire in Turmoil ( 1762- 1769) : 1. Geographical background - 2. The English settlement at Bushire - 3. English neutrality during the Commotion - 4. The decline of trade at Bushire - 5. Karim Khan’s disgust with The English - 6. The expedition against Hormuz - 7. The expedition against Khark Island - 8. The expulsion of Mir Muhanna from Khark Island - 9. The withdrawal of the English settlement from Bushire - 10. Factors in the withdrawal from Bushire -- CHAPTER 5. Bushire from turmoil to peace (1769- 1820) : 1. The English and Khark Island - 2. The Persian attitude towards the English ; Negotiations on resettling at Bushire , Piracy committed by the Persians , Persian extortions , The release of the Europeans from Persia - 3. The re-establishment of the Bushire settlement - 4. Karim Khan’s last efforts - 5. Trade at Bushire from the time of its re-establishment up to the death of Karim Khan, 1775- 1779 - 6. The decline of the Zand dynasty, 1779- 1794 - 7. Trade between the death of Karim Khan 1779 and the downfall of the Zand dynasty 1795 - 8. The establishment of the Qajar dynasty, 1795- 1799 ; Bushire’s , Basrah’s trade , Gulf trade - 9. The increase in the value of English trade with Bushire, 1800- 1820 ; The missions , Measures tending to boost trade - 10. The trade of Bushire at peace, 1800- 1820 : Bushire’s imports from India , Bushire’s exports to India , The trade of the Bushire factory - East India Company trade with the Gulf, 1800- 1820 - 11. Political factors in Bushire’s trade -- CHAPTER 6. Conclusion : 1. The English withdrawal from Bandar Abbas, 1763 - 2. The withdrawal of the English settlement from Bandar Riq, 1756 - 3. The withdrawal of the Dutch settlement from Khark Island, 1766 - 4. The withdrawal of the English settlement from Bushire, 1769.

Translation of : صراع القوى و التجارة في الخليج 1620-1820.