'Translation of a letter from a person in the service of Kamran Mirza to the Prince of Khorasan'
Date:
1818/1819
Description:
Abstract: Translation of a letter from an unknown person in the service of Kamran Mirza [Shahzada Kāmrān Durrānī] to the Prince of Khorasan (Ḥusayn 'Alī Mirza Farmānfarmā). The letter concerns the conflict between the brothers of Futteh Khan [Fatḥ Khan Bārakzāy] and the Shah of Afghanistan, Mahmood Shah [Maḥmūd Shah Durrānī] (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/192). The author exhorts the Prince of Khorasan to take advantage of the unrest and capture Herat, which has been left undefended.The letter was enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William of 30 March 1819 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/191).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)