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Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of India to the Court of Ava, in the Year 1827 (Paperback)
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Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of India to the Court of Ava, in the Year 1827 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
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After studying medicine at Edinburgh, John Crawfurd (1783 1868)
joined the medical service of the East India Company. While posted
at Penang, he studied the Malay language and culture and became an
expert in Eastern affairs. His talent was recognised by the British
Government, which entrusted to him both administrative and
diplomatic responsibilities. He was sent as an envoy on many
missions, most notably to the Court of Siam (Thailand) where his
efforts led to a possibility of opening up the diplomatic relations
between the two countries, troubled since the seventeenth century.
In 1827, he was sent on his last diplomatic assignment in the
service of the East India Company, to the Court of Ava (then the
capital of present-day Myanmar (Burma)). This 1829 work describes
his experiences at Ava, and provided a reference source for
subsequent missions. The appendix contains several relevant
official communiqu s.
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