Commercial World of Mancherji Khurshedji and the Dutch East India Company: A Study of Mutual Relationships

• Published in: Modern Asian studies Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 315 - 342
• Main Author: NADRI, GHULAM AHMAD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2007
• Subjects: 18th century; Asian history; Assaults; Bilateral relations; Business structures; Colonial history; Colonialism; Commerce; Commercialization; Eighteenth Century; Enterprises; Entrepreneurship; Freight; India; International Trade; Law; Management; Merchandise; Merchants; Netherlands; Outstanding debt; Political Economy; Politics; Procurement; Public Administration; Sales representatives; Textiles; Trade; Trade relations; Violent crime; Zoroastrianism; Surat India; India
• ISSN: 0026-749X; 1469-8099
• DOI: 10.1017/S0026749X05002271

On April 1st 1768, a Parsi servant of Mancherji Khurshedji, a merchant and -broker of the Dutch Company, came to Surat to whom another Parsi servant of Dhanjishah, a merchant under the English protection, asked wherefrom he came and without any further argument he inflicted a blow with his fist to the first mentioned who then fell down and meanwhile he gave him a slap, then the defender inflicted two pricks with his knife to the offender, many people witnessed this fight, and the Parsi who still had the knife in his hand, was attacked with bamboos with such force that the knife fell from his hand, he was further beaten up till he fell down.