Reports from Persia
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Reports from Persia
- Date:
- 1781/1805
- Description:
- Abstract: This item contains translated extracts of two letters from Persia [Iran] received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], on 11 May 1802:1. A letter from Meerza Bozurg [Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia]. The letter implores Jones to leave Bagdad for his own safety and travel to Persia [Iran]. Meerza Bozurg also reports a rumour that a French traveller is heading for the Persian Court, asking Jones for information.2. A letter from a Christian merchant in Tahran [Tehran] named Manooch. The letter reports the presence of a large army in Tahran, negotiations with a chief from Khorrasan [Khorasan], the Persian Government’s relaxed attitude to the presence of Russian forces in Tiflis [Tblisi], and the arrival of the King’s [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Persia] brother Hossein Kooli Khan [Ḥusyan Qulī Khān Qājār] in Tahran.Attached is a verbal report from the messenger who brought the above letters, describing the presence of a large army in Tahran and the King’s wary attitude towards Hossein Kooli Khan.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Political intelligence
Plague
Bubonic plague
Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378885.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378885.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/226
IOR/L/PS/9/76/226