Episode 2 of 3
Negotiating Trading Deals
- When
- 1562-1563
- Where
- Qazvin
Jenkinson obtained preferential trading deals for the Muscovy Company at the court of Shah Tahmasp.
At Qazvin, Jenkinson managed to obtain preferential trading deals on behalf of the Muscovy Company. He found that breaking into the Indian Ocean trade was blocked by the Portuguese outpost at Ormuz, while the sale of English goods was limited by Venetian competition via the Mediterranean-Syria route.
Sources
- Anthony Jenkinson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-10
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