Copy of a letter (No. 38) from Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to Persia, to the Secret Committee
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Copy of a letter (No. 38) from Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to Persia, to the Secret Committee
- Date:
- 1828/1828
- Description:
- Abstract: Dispatch No. 38 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabreez [Tabriz] and dated 14 December 1828.The letter discusses:The plans of the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] plans to travel to St Petersburgh [Saint Petersburg] to seek financial and territorial concessions from Russia, and possibly to travel from there to EuropeMacdonald Kinneir’s opinion of the character and popularity of the Prince Royal and his influence over Persia’s foreign policyThe deployment of troops by the Prince Royal against the Rouandiz [Rawāndiz Kurds], which Macdonald Kinneir suspects is aimed at acquiring territory from Turkey [Ottoman Empire]The movements of the Shah [Fatḥ-‘Ali Shāh Qājār].The letter also forwards a dispatch to the Governor-General of Bengal (IOR/L/PS/9/71/302 and 304).A duplicate of this letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/301.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Crown Prince of Persia, Qajar dynasty
Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0004a5_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0004a5_en
IOR/L/PS/9/71/303
IOR/L/PS/9/71/303