1st Edition
Early English Intercourse with Burma, 1587-1743 and the Tragedy of Negrais
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1968. This second edition includes the 'Tragedy of Negrais' as a new appendix. Originally published in 1928 for the University of Rangoon and the sequel three years later- 'Tragedy of Negrais' as a journal for the Burma Research Society. During the Japanese occupation of Burma from 1942 to 1945 unsold copies were lost or destroyed. This volume is a reprint of the original research into the East India Company's records at the India Office. They tell the story of English relations with Burma from the days of Elizabeth I to the beginning of the long break which started in 1762, which started due to the incident in 1759 known as the 'massacre of Negrais' and ended in 1795.
Introduction; Chapter 1 The Earliest English Contact with Burma; Chapter 2 The Episode of Thomas Samuel; Chapter 3 The Foundation of the Syriam Factory and its Early Prosperity, 1647-52; Chapter 4 The Failure of the Syriam Factory; Chapter 5 Conditions of Trade Experienced by English Merchants in Burma in the Seventeenth Century; Chapter 6 Negotiations with Burma, 1680-6; Chapter 7 The Negrais Episode, 1686-7; Chapter 8 Private Trade and the Affair of Bartholomew Rodrigues; Chapter 9 The Mission of Edward Fleetwood and James Lesly to Ava, 1695?6; Chapter 10 The Period of Intermittent Relations, 1697-1723; Chapter 11 Shipbuilding and the Last Years of the Syriam Factory, 1722?44; apps; app The Tragedy of Negrais, D. G. E. Hall; Introduction; Chapter 12 The Origin of the Settlement.; Chapter 13 The Early History of the Settlement.; Chapter 14 Negotiations With Pegu and Ava.; Chapter 15 The Affair of the Arcot; Chapter 16 The Treaty With Alaungpaya.; Chapter 17 The Massacre.; Chapter 18 The Mission of Captain Alves and the Severance of Relations.;
Biography
D. G. E. Hall