‘Translation of a letter addressed by Mirza Mahomed Ali to H.E. the Kayim Mukam’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Translation of a letter addressed by Mirza Mahomed Ali to H.E. the Kayim Mukam’
- Date:
- 1827/1827
- Description:
- Abstract: Translation of a letter addressed by the Persian envoy Mirza Mahomed Ali [Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlī Khan Shīrāzī] to the Kayim Mukam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qā'im-Maqām], the Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia [Iran]. The letter gives an account of Mirza Mahomed Ali’s mission to Tiflis [Tbilisi], including details of his discussions with Russian officials including the former Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Mazoravitch [Semyon Mazarovich], and the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov]. These details include:The delivery of messages from the Foreign Minister of Persia, Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khan Shīrāzī] and the Sirdar of Erivan [Sardar of Iravan or Yerevan, Ḥusayn Qulī Khan Qājār] to General YermoloffGeneral Yermoloff’s denial of a request for Mirza Mahomed Ali to proceed to St Petersburgh [St Petersburg]Russia’s eagerness to retaliate against Persia for the expense caused by the war [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], and the Emperor of Russia’s private view that Persia is the aggressor in the war and his hope of gaining ‘a fortress and a river’ to protect the Russian frontier with PersiaThe exchange of prisoners between Russia and PersiaRussian military plans for offensive operations against Persia.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 April 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/214).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Prisoners of War
Russo-Persian War (1826-1828)
Diplomacy
Bilateral relations
Governor-General of Georgia - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000367_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000367_en
IOR/L/PS/9/70/216
IOR/L/PS/9/70/216