The Execution of a Persian Subject by the Ottoman Authorities at Baghdad
Date:
1871/1872
Description:
Abstract: Letter and Enclosure to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 13 December 1871, concerning the capture and execution by the Ottoman authorities at Baghdad of Shah Riza, a Persian subject, on a charge of brigandage on Ottoman territory.The Enclosure is a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Herbert, Consul-General at Baghdad, dated 16 August 1871. This letter encloses transcripts of statements concerning the case; letters of protest from the Persian Consul-General; and a letter in response from Midhut Pasha, the Governor of Baghdad. Herbert's view was that the execution resulted from the irritation of the Ottoman authorities at cross-border raiding from Persia, and might lead to reprisals.Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)