M. Feraud was a French diplomat of the 18th century who went on a mission to resume official
French East India Company Compagnie des Indes () may refer to several French chartered companies involved in long-distance trading:
* First French East Indies Company, in existence from 1604 to 1614
* French West India Company, active in the Western Hemisphere from 1664 t ...
contacts with
Burma
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...
in 1769. He obtained a trade treaty, and the establishment of a French factory in the city of
Rangoon
Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...
.
Embassy to Burma
The arrival of the embassy was facilitated by
Chevalier Milard
Pierre de Milard (often referred to as Chevalier Milard, also spelled Chevalier Millard; 1736–1778) was a French Navy officer, who became a senior officer and noble in the Royal Burmese Armed Forces. He had a key role in supporting the Burmese ...
, a French officer in the service of the king of Burma, as Chief of the Guard. The king of Burma
Hsinbyushin
Hsinbyushin (, , ; ; 12 September 1736 – 10 June 1776) was the third emperor of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dynasty founder Alaungpaya is best known for his wars with Qing China and Siam, a ...
welcomed Feraud's embassy, and accepted Feraud's offer for trade, in exchange for the supply of guns and ammunitions. The king remitted a letter of agreement, which Feraud brought back to
Pondicherry
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:
Given the previous involvement of the French with the dissident
Mon
Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to:
Places
* Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar
* Mon, India, a town in Nagaland
* Mon district, Nagaland
* Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
* Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons
* A ...
under
Sieur de Bruno, the king of Burma clearly specified that French arm trade should involve him only.
As a result of the embassy, the French obtained a large ground in
Rangoon
Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...
where they were able to establish warehouses.
Works
* Feraud, M. "Journal du Voyage de M. Feraud au Royaume d'Ava." 1770
Bibliography of Burma Studies: The Primary Sources, p.29
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See also
* France-Burma relations
Notes
References
* SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, Autumn 2004, ISSN 1479-8484 ("A voyage to Pegu", translation of ''A Voyage to the East-Indies and China; Performed by Order of Lewis XV. Between the Years 1774 and 1781. Containing A Description of the Manners, Religion, Arts, and Sciences, of the Indians, Chinese, Pegouins, and of the Islanders of Madagascar; Also Observations on the Cape of Good Hope, the Isles of Ceylon, Malacca, the Philippines, and Moluccas.'' by Monsieur Sonnerat, Commissary of the Marine, (Vol. III, book 4, chapter 2)
* Keat Gin Ooi, ''Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor'' ABC-CLIO, 2004 ,
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18th-century French diplomats
18th century in Burma