Paper describes the origin and evolution of the India business community, which operated in Russia´s Astrakhan from the 1730s to the mid-19th century. It focuses primarily on economic activity of the merchants and its development throughout the time and the importance of Indian presence Astrakhan for the economy of the Russian Empire and its eastern expansion. Both the social and the political status of this community are treated at some length as well as its everyday life., Michal Wanner., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Author gives the history of the Danish main outpost on Coromandel Coast of India from its inception to the sale to English EIC. Against the background of its territorial development, its relationship with the Indian authorities, the role in business networks and the position in the Danish colonies net he depicts an overview of architectural and cultural development of the city and its role as a center of missionary activity., Michal Wanner., and Obsahuje seznam literatury a poznámky