'Translation of a Letter Meer Ali Akbar (supposed to be of the Tribe Huzarah) at Meshid to Hussein Ali Mirza the Prince of Khorasan'
Date:
1819/1819
Description:
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Meer Ali Akbar [Mīr 'Alī Akbar Hazārah], believed to be of the Huzarah [Hazārah] tribe, in Meshid [Mashhad], to the Prince of Khorasan, Hussein Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā Farmānfarmā]. The letter concerns the conflict between the brothers of Futteh Khan [Fatḥ Khan Bārakzāy] and the Shah of Afghanistan, Maḥmūd Shah Durrānī (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/191-194). The letter reports intelligence from the conflict, including the capture of Cabul [Kabul] by the brothers of Futteh Khan. The letter also exhorts the Prince of Khorasan to capture Herat, and details the plans of local Khans to defend Herat from Persian attack.The letter was enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 26 May 1819 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/201), which was received on 28 August 1819.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)