‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 24. 1857’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 24. 1857’
- Date:
- 1857/1857
- Description:
- Abstract: These folios consist of summaries of letters from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray (4 July, Numbers 54-55, and 6 July, Number 56) sent from Hamadan, Persia [Iran], reporting news from Persia, including: the official announcement of the disgrace of Azeez Khan, the Commander in Chief, and the Sedr Ajeem being invested with the sole command of the Army; the quarrel between Sultan Ahmed Khan, who had been sent from Teheran [Tehran] as Governor of Herat, and Sultan Morad Meerza, Commander in Chief of the Persian Army there; the marriage of the Shah of Persia with the mother of his eldest son, the Ameer-i-Nizam, and serious consequences which may arise as a result of this; and Murray’s conviction that the Persians had no intention of evacuating Herat.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty
- Geographic region:
- Persia
Herāt - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100049910432.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100049910432.0x000002_en
Mss Eur F231/32, ff 78-79
Mss Eur F231/32, ff 78-79