Copy of Dispatch No. 10 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning
Date:
1825/1825
Description:
Abstract: Copy of dispatch No. 10 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 14 June 1825. The letter concerns internal affairs in Persia, including:The appointment by the Shah of Persia (Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār) of his twelve year old son as Governor of IsfahanThe downfall of Abdulla Khan Ameen ed Dowleh [‘Abd Allah Khan Isfahani, Amin al-Dawlah], the Grand Vizier of the Shah of Persia, and the nomination of Allah Ear Khan Asaf ed Dowleh [Allahyar Khan Qajar Davallu, Asif al-Dawlah] as his replacementConflict and disorder in the provinces of Khorasan and GilanThe appointment of the eldest son of the Prince Royal (Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār) as Governor of Hamadan [Hamedan].This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 3 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/25).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)