Iraj Afshar. « Un document à propos du commerce de l’opium iranien en Chine », in : Michele Bernardini, Masashi Haneda and Maria Szuppe, eds., Eurasian Studies [Liber Amicorum : Études sur l’Iran médiéval et moderne offertes à Jean Calmard]. Vol. V/1-2, 2006, pp. 1-4.
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1This very short article introduces a letter written by one Moḥammad Esmā‘īl Šīrāzī, who was part of a larger family of notables based in late 19th century Yazd. This epistolary document talks about how one Malek al-Tojjār-e Yazdī (nephew of Moḥammad Esmā‘īl) was involved in the opium trade in China via his own son (Moḥammad Ṣādeq) and nephew (Moḥammad Ebrāhīm). The letter itself gives specific evidence of the costs and approximate sizes of opium shipments, and how Moḥammad Esmā‘īl had been extensively involved in purchasing and setting up warehouses and retail spaces (forūš-ḫāna-hā) in Yazd.
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Colin P. Mitchell, “Iraj Afshar. « Un document à propos du commerce de l’opium iranien en Chine », in : Michele Bernardini, Masashi Haneda and Maria Szuppe, eds., Eurasian Studies [Liber Amicorum : Études sur l’Iran médiéval et moderne offertes à Jean Calmard]. Vol. V/1-2, 2006, pp. 1-4.”, Abstracta Iranica [Online], Volume 29 | 2008, document 174, Online since 15 September 2008, connection on 15 June 2025. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/abstractairanica/28202; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/abstractairanica.28202
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