Bokhaurau Affairs

Title:

Bokhaurau Affairs

Date:

1841/1841

Description:

Abstract: This item consists of copies of letters from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Stoddart at Bokhaurau [Bukhara, also spelled Bokhara in this item], mostly concerning the desire of the Ameer [Emir] of Bokhaurau for a treaty of alliance with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Stoddart also gives his opinion on the disposition of the Shauh of Persia [Shah of Iran] towards the ‘English’. The letters are mainly addressed to Lord Palmerston, HM Minister for Foreign Affairs. There are also extracts of letters from Stoddart to Arthur Conolly, a letter to the Secretary to the Government of India, and a letter from Stoddart addressed to his relations, brothers and sisters. In addition, there is translated copy of a letter from the King of Bokhara [the Amir of Bukhara, Nasrullah Khan] to Queen Victoria, dated 16 March 1841.The letters are dated 17 February to 30 March 1841, and the copies were enclosed in a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 47 of 1841, dated 16 June 1841.Physical description: 1 item (29 folios)

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Treaties
Bilateral relations
Emir of Bukhara

Geographic region:

Bokhaurau

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100108893197.0x00000b_ar
81055/vdc_100108893197.0x00000b_en
IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 1a-27
IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 1a-27

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