TRADE BETWEEN IRAN AND GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 1830s-1840s
Abstract
The subject matter of this article is the trade
contacts between Great Britain and Iran in the 1830s and
1840s. The European and Asian countries were connected
by the transit trade via Russia. More developed economically,
Great Britain supplied the Iranian market with manufactured
goods - woolen cloth, luxury. The Iranian market, offering
specific and natural goods, attracted Europeans. They were
especially interested in silk, Irans major product for export.
With the help of customs data and merchants notes one can
get a better idea of the type and quantity of goods transported
via the Caspian Sea.
contacts between Great Britain and Iran in the 1830s and
1840s. The European and Asian countries were connected
by the transit trade via Russia. More developed economically,
Great Britain supplied the Iranian market with manufactured
goods - woolen cloth, luxury. The Iranian market, offering
specific and natural goods, attracted Europeans. They were
especially interested in silk, Irans major product for export.
With the help of customs data and merchants notes one can
get a better idea of the type and quantity of goods transported
via the Caspian Sea.
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