‘Translation of a Journal Kept by Mirza Mahomed Ali whilst on a Mission to Tiflis’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Translation of a Journal Kept by Mirza Mahomed Ali whilst on a Mission to Tiflis’
- Creator:
- Author: Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlī Khān Shīrāzī
- Date:
- 1827/1827
- Description:
- Abstract: Translation of the journal kept by the Persian [Iranian] envoy, Mirza Mahomed Ali [Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlī Khan Shīrāzī], sent to Tiflis [Tbilisi] to negotiate with the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov]. Mirza Mahomed Ali details his arrival and reception at Tiflis, and his discussions with General Yermoloff concerning the ongoing war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. These discussions concern: the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Persia; the frontier dispute centered on Gokcha [Lake Sevan] that led to the outbreak of war; and the unsuccessful attempts to resolve the dispute and avoid war through diplomatic missions, particularly that of Prince Minchikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] to Persia. The journal also indicates that General Yermoloff refused permission for Mirza Mahomed Ali to proceed to Petersburgh [St Petersburg] to negotiate with the Russian Government owing to the state of war between Russia and Persia, and also refused to agree to an armistice without the express permission of the Emperor of Russia, but did agree to transmit communications between the Persian and Russian governments via Mirza Mahomed Ali. The journal also records Mirza Mahomed Ali’s communications with the former Russian Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Mazarovitch [Semyon Mazarovich], and Generals Devitch [General Ivan Ivanovich Dibich-Zabalkansky] and Madatoff [General Valerian Madatov], concerning subjects such as the interests of the British in the war, the Emperor of Russia’s war aims, and Madatoff’s military campaign in the khanate of Erivan [Yerevan].This document also includes a translation of the message from the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khan Shīrāzī) to General Yermoloff, as delivered by Mirza Mahomed Ali, proposing an armistice and negotiations for peace (ff 5-6).This document was originally enclosed 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 25 April 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/220).Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Armistices
Prisoners of War
Russo-Persian War (1826-1828)
border disputes - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00036c_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00036c_en
IOR/L/PS/9/70/221
IOR/L/PS/9/70/221