Beschreibung:
This pioneering work traces migration of Indian traders to Russia, Iran, West Asia and South-East Asia in medieval times. Four essays throw light on the activities of the Indian business community in Russia. Generally Indians came to Russia via Iran. There they took a boat, crossed the Caspian Sea and reached the Russian port of Astrakhan. Indian visitors included Hindus (including Jains), Muslims, Christians, Parsis among others.
1. The Indian Diaspora in West Asia in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 2. Competition and Cooperation: Indian Traders in the Yemen in the Seventeenth Century 3. Trade between India and Iran in the Fifteenth Century 4. Indian Traders in Persia in the Seventeenth Century 5. Indian Traders in Iran in the Early Eighteenth Century 6. Indians in Iran in the Later Eighteenth Century 7. Indian Traders in Russia in the Seventeenth Century 8. Trading Activities of Indians in Russia in the Eighteenth Century 9. A Note on the Business Organization of Indian Merchants in Russia in the Seventeenth Century 10. Marwari Barayev: A Marwari Trader in Russia in the Eighteenth Century 11. The Indian Diaspora in Southeast Asia in the Seventeenth Century 12. Indians around the Pamirs, c. ad 1800