Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 4 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 4 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
- Creator:
- Author: French Envoy to Persia
Author: Prime Minister to the Shah of Persia - Date:
- 1809/1809
- Description:
- Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 4 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809. These consist of copies of letters and enclosures from General Claude-Mathieu Gardane, French Envoy to Persia, to the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] and Mirza Chéfy [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister, sent from Tauris [Tabrīz], undated. The letters describe French victories in Spain and Portugal, strong relations between France and Russia, and the threat of insurrection in British-held territories in India, and urge Persia to side with France and expel the British from the country. These letters are written in French.Letters from Hājī Muhammad Husayn Khān Amīn al-Dawlah and Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī to the East India Company, announcing the appointment of Mīrzā Abul Hassan as Persian Ambassador to London. These letters are written in Persian and were presented to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company by the Persian Ambassador on 16 December 1809.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
- Language:
- French
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)
Diplomacy
Russo-Persian War (1804-1813) - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00007a_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00007a_en
IOR/L/PS/9/67/118
IOR/L/PS/9/67/118