早期殖民地西印度通过/为他人交易商业：1821年Mukhtār-nāma的文本、语境和意义

IF 0.5 1区历史学 Q1 HISTORY

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient Pub Date : 2021-11-26 DOI:10.1163/15685209-12341549

G. A. Nadri

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在波斯人世界，mukhtār-nāma（代表契约或授权书）是一种法律文书，使人们能够通过代表或代理人（mukhtīr或wakīl）进行交易。这是对1821年在苏拉特写的一份这样的文件的研究。它分析了该文件的社会文化、法律和商业意义，并探讨了商业纠纷和民事案件裁决从莫卧儿法院向东印度公司法院的过渡。它表明，在现代南亚早期，记录商业交易有着悠久的传统，这种做法一直延续到殖民时期和后殖民时期。

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Transacting Business through/for Others in Early Colonial Western India: The Text, Context, and Meaning of a Mukhtār-nāma of 1821

In the Persianate world, a mukhtār-nāma (deed of representation or a power of attorney) was a legal instrument that enabled people to transact business through a representative or agent (mukhtār or wakīl). This is a study of one such document written in Surat in 1821. It analyses the document for its socio-cultural, legal, and commercial significance as well as to explore the transition in the adjudication of commercial disputes and civil cases from Mughal to East India Company courts. It shows that there was a strong tradition of documenting business transactions in early modern South Asia and that such practices have continued into the colonial and postcolonial periods.

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期刊介绍： The Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient (JESHO) publishes original research articles in Asian, Near, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies across history. The journal promotes world history from Asian and Middle Eastern perspectives and it challenges scholars to integrate cultural and intellectual history with economic, social and political analysis. The editors of the journal invite both early-career and established scholars to present their explorations into new fields of research. JESHO encourages debate across disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences. Published since 1958, JESHO is the oldest and most respected journal in its field. Please note that JESHO will not accept books for review.