Copy of Dispatch No. 14 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, at Camp Sultanieh, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Copy of Dispatch No. 14 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, at Camp Sultanieh, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning
- Date:
- 1826/1826
- Description:
- Abstract: Copy of dispatch No. 14 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, at Camp Sultanieh [Solţānīyeh], to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 15 July 1826. The letter details Persian proceedings at the camp of the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] at Sultanieh concerning the ongoing frontier dispute between Russia and Persia in the Caucasus, which has the possibility of leading to war, including:The influence of the Prime Minister of Persia, Allah Ear Khan [Allah Yar Khan Qajar Davallu, Asif al-Dawlah], and the Prince Royal of Persia, Abbas Mirza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], over the ShahThe Crown Prince’s expressions in favour of war with RussiaThe failed negotiations between the Prince Royal and the Russian envoy Prince Minchikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] at TabrizThe enthusiastic reception of the religious leader Aga Sied Mahomed [Agha Sayyid Muhammad Mujahid Isfahani, Ayat Allah], who is in favour of war, at the campPrince Minchikoff’s arrival at Sultanieh and his audience with the ShahThe movement of Persian troops to the frontier with Russia.The letter also originally enclosed extracts from Willock’s journal between 3-12 July 1826 (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/101), the translations of correspondence between Russian and Persian officials (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/102), and a note from Minchikoff to the Vizier to the Prince Royal, the Kaem Mukam [Mirza Abu'l-Qasim Farahani, Qa'im Maqam] (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/103).This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 23 July 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/99).Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Russo-Persian War (1826-1828)
Border disputes
Diplomacy
Shah of Persia
Crown Prince of Persia - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0002f3_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0002f3_en
IOR/L/PS/9/70/100
IOR/L/PS/9/70/100