Anglo Portuguese negotiations relating to Bombay, 1660-1677

By Shafaat Ahmad Khan and Shafaat Ahmad Khan Sir

Book Overview

Bombay was promised as dowry. Then the bargaining began. Anglo Portuguese negotiations relating to Bombay, 1660-1677 gathers the paperwork behind one of the seventeenth century's most consequential handovers: the bombay dowry settlement that followed the marriage alliance between the English crown and Portugal. Shafaat Ahmad Khan presents an edited historical correspondence and supporting state papers as a diplomatic documents collection, tracing the bombay cession negotiations from hopeful clauses to often hard-won implementation. Read it for the human pressures beneath policy: pride, suspicion, delay, and the practical problem of turning a treaty line into a working port. Casual readers will relish the intrigue; collectors will value the period voice and careful editing. Perfect for close study or browsing at leisure. For readers drawn to portugal england treaty history, this primary source archive illuminates the push and pull between court diplomacy and commerce, with London, Lisbon, and the officials of portuguese india 1660s all in play. It is equally vital to east india company studies, showing how corporate ambitions met the limits of the portuguese maritime empire and the realities of governing distant territory. Clear, documentary, and rich in detail, it remains a reference for historians and a dependable foundation for academic colonial research into seventeenth century bombay, its strategic value, and the origins of later imperial rule. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353706556
• ISBN13: 9789353706555
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"