Vol 263: Persian Expeditionary Force
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Vol 263: Persian Expeditionary Force
- Date:
- 1857/1858
- Description:
- Abstract: This volume primarily concerns Britain's Persian Expeditionary Force and the state of relations between the British and the Persians following the end of the Anglo-Persian War. The volume contains letters written and received by a range of correspondents, including the following:Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, Commander of the Persian Expeditionary Force, Bushire;Meerza [Mirza] Mahomed Khan, Sirkisheekchee Bashee and Mookhtar-ood-Dowlah, Persian Commander-in-Chief;Hajee Sheikh Mohsin Khan, representative of Meerza Mahomed Khan;Captain James Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf (also referred to as Political Agent of the Persian Forces and Civil Commander);Brigadier-General John Jacob, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, Bushire;Brigadier Henry Willoughby Trevelyan, Commandant of Artillery in Persia;Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Bombay;Charles Augustus Murray, Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia;Brigadier Robert William Honner, Commander at Karrack [Bandar-e Charak];Ahmed Khan, Durya Begee and Governor of Bushire;His Royal Highness Prince Tahmasp Meerza [Tahmasp Mirza Mu'ayyid al-Dawla], Governor of Fars;Commander James Rennie, Senior Naval Officer, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron, Bushire;George Frederick Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India.The volume has been divided into sections and summarised as follows:Folios 3-54: Hajee Sheikh Mohsin Khan's visit to the British Commander-in-Chief [Brigadier-General John Jacob], Brigadier Henry Willoughby Trevelyan's return visit to the Persian Commander-in-Chief [Meerza Mahomed Khan], and details of the powers devolved by Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram to Brigadier-General John Jacob;Folios 55-69: Extracts (sent to Bombay by the Resident) from the Tehran Gazetteregarding the renewal of friendship between Britain and Persia, religious toleration in Persia, and Afghans residing in Persia;Folios 70-84: The return of His Excellency Charles Augustus Murray to the Persian capital and the evacuation of Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and Bushire;Folios 85-107: General John Jacob's farewell orders;Folios 108-192: The appointment of Ahmed Khan as Governor of Dashtestan and Bushire.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside of the back cover; the numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter book
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857)
Diplomacy
International relations
Persian Expeditionary Force - Geographic region:
- Karrack (island)
Persia
Tehrān - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000093_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000093_en
IOR/R/15/1/174
IOR/R/15/1/174