Persian Affairs
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Persian Affairs
- Date:
- 1848/1848
- Description:
- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 95 of 1848, dated 11 November 1848. The enclosures, which are numbered 3-4 and dated 15 September and 10 October 1848 respectively, concern affairs in Persia [Iran].The first enclosure (No. 3) consists of copies of despatches from HM Chargé d'Affaires to the Court of Persia [Iran] (Lieutenant Colonel Francis Farrant) to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Lord Palmerston), received under flying seals by the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay. The despatches in No. 3 are numbered 77-79 and are dated 4 to 6 September 1848. They include copies of enclosed correspondence (some of which is in French, with English translations) between Farrant and the Persian Prime Minister [Sadr-i A'zam], Hajee Meerza Aghassee [Haji Mirza ('Abbas Iravani) Aqasi] and others. The despatches concern the illness of the Shah [Mohammad Qajar], his death, and opposition within the Court to the Prime Minister following the death of the Shah.The second enclosure (No. 4) is a letter from the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Major Samuel Hennell) to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay (Arthur Malet) forwarding despatches [not included in this item] from Farrant announcing the death of Mahomed Shah and the 'prospect of the peaceful and quiet succession' of the heir apparent, Nassir-oo-deen [Naser al-Din Shah Qajar].Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-4, on folio 139. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Kings and rulers--Succession
Shah of Persia - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100122005753.0x000010_ar
81055/vdc_100122005753.0x000010_en
IOR/L/PS/5/458, ff 138-149
IOR/L/PS/5/458, ff 138-149