1st Edition

The Ship of Sulaiman

By O'Kane John Copyright 1972
    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published 1972.

    The Ship of Sulaiman is an account of a Persian embassy which went to Siam in the latter part of the seventeenth century. The work is a translation of a manuscript in the British Museum, and is an account put together by a scrfibe who accompanied the mission to Siam. The principal focus is on the community of resident Iranians and the important role, which, prior to the embassy’s arrival, the Iranians had been playing in the trade and political affairs of Siam.

    Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 The Ship of Sulaim?n; Part 2 First Jewel; Part 3 Second Jewel; Part 4 Third Jewel; Part 5 Fourth Jewel; Chapter 2 The Case of Ab?’l-?asan and the Fall of ?aidar?b?d;

    Biography

    John O’kane