Letter from Harford Jones to Sir Stephen Lushington
Date:
1799/1799
Description:
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Sir Stephen Lushington, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bagdad and dated 12 April 1799.The letter concerns the mission of Meerza Mehedi Ally Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr], Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to the court of Baba Khan [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Persia] in Tehrian [Tehran]. It discusses a rumour current in Bagdad that the purpose of the mission is to incite Baba Khan to attack Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan]. Jones instead recommends cultivating an alliance with Zeman Shah.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)