The Hong Kong gold market and the Southeast Asian gold trade in the 1950s

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The liberalization of gold trade in 1974 has made Hong Kong a major international gold market. The trading is about 37 tons of gold every day. The progress of Hong Kong has special significance for the other regions of Southeast and East Asia as gold has historical and cultural importance for the communities there. Even with the controls imposed by various Western framers of the international monetary system, regional trade continued through the 1950s. The gold market in Hong Kong has been analyzed from a historical perspective.

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Mughal nobles, Indian merchants and the beginning of British conquest in Western India: the case of Surat 1756-1759

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The British conquest of Surat castle in 1759 brought about English supremacy in Surat and the country's first step toward acquiring territory in the Western coast of India. Surat represents a case study of the early rise of British power in India. The military relationship between the English East India Company and the 'country powers' and the nature of English and indigenous linkages are themes in an examination of political and military events.

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Between Venice and Surat: the trade in gold in late Safavid Iran

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The role of Iran in the international gold bullion trade during the 17th and early 18th Century is discussed. Topics include the function of gold in Safavid Iran and short-term and long-term fluctuations in gold prices.

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