List of Maps, Tables, and Figures
Abbreviations
Note on Transliteration
Note on Currency
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Al-Basrah Al-Fayha'
History up to 1700
Hasan Pasha and the Mamluks
Location and Climate
The City
The People
Administration & Power
2. The Shifting Fortunes of Trade
Exports
Customs Duties
The Ships and Their Sailors
Basra's Overall Trade Patterns
Rise: 1724-1774
Boom: 1766-1774
Decline: 1775-1793
3. Networks of Trade
The Maritime Trade with India
The Coffee Trade and the Role of the Omanis
The Regional Trade with the Gulf
The Trade with Southern Persia
The Riverine Trade with Baghdad
The Caravan Trade with Aleppo
4. The Merchants (Tujjar) and Trade
The Risks of Trade
Investment and Wealth
Credit and Contracts
Merchant Communities
The Jewish Merchant
The Armenian Merchants
The Chalabis of Basra
5. The Merchants and Power
The Mamluks and Trade
The Chalabis and the Government
The Cases of Muhammad Agha and Hajji Yusuf
The Jews and the Mamluk Administration
The Armenians and the English
The Case of the Murdered Jew Revisited
The Rebellions of Shaykh and Mustafa Agha
Manesty's Victory and the Beginnings of British Dominance
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index