‘Translation of a letter from H. R. H. Abbas Meerza to H. E. the Kaim Makaum’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Translation of a letter from H. R. H. Abbas Meerza to H. E. the Kaim Makaum’
- Date:
- 1827/1827
- Description:
- Abstract: Translation of a letter from Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] to his Vizier, the Kaim Makaum [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām]. The letter concerns the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia in the Caucasus [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Abbas Meerza details an attack by himself and his forces against Russian forces, during which Persian troops from Irak [Arak] deserted and began to ‘plunder and devastate the country’. He describes their conduct and complains that their behaviour is detrimental to his ability to fight Russia.The letter includes an extract of a letter from the commandant of the fortress of Abbas-Abad [ʿAbbasabad], Mahomed Ameen Khan [Muḥammad Amīn Khān Qājār Davallū], to Ibrahim Khan [Ibrāhīm Khān], detailing the Russian siege of Abbas-Abad.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 5, 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 10 July 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/21).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Siege warfare
Military campaigns
Russo-Persian War (1826-1828) - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000390_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000390_en
IOR/L/PS/9/71/26
IOR/L/PS/9/71/26