Report from Herat
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Report from Herat
- Date:
- 1799/1799
- Description:
- Abstract: A report from Herat by an anonymous French author in the service of Shah Zeman [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan], dated 3 September 1799.The report describes the campaign of Baba Khan [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Persia] in eastern Persia [Iran], including the capture of Nichabour [Nishabur] and the siege of Mashate [Mashhad], and Baba Khan’s retreat when faced with large forces led by Shah Zeman and Shah Mourad [Shāhmurād, Amīr of Bukhara]. The report states that many Persian troops were captured by tribes to be sold into slavery in Boukara [Bukhara] and that Shah Zeman is now planning an expedition to Lahor [Lahore].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- French
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military operations
Ruler of the Afghan Empire
Emir of Bukhara
Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty - Geographic region:
- Khorasan
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378724.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378724.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/89
IOR/L/PS/9/76/89