'Translation of a Letter from Mohammed Saudick to His Excellency Meerza Sheffea'
Date:
1810/1810
Description:
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Mohammed Saudick [Muhammad Sadiq] to the Grand Vizier of the Shah of Persia [Iran], Meerza Sheffea [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī]. The letter concerns the overthrow of the Vizier [Governor] of Bagdad [Baghdad] by Abdul Rahman [Abd al-Rahman Baban]. The letter details the despoliation of Bagdad and the surrounding country, including the appropriation of property and the execution of many of the city’s notables. The letter was enclosed in HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 14 November 1810, which was received on 11 March 1811.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)