Affairs in Persia
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Affairs in Persia
- Date:
- 1844/1844
- Description:
- Abstract: Enclosure nos. 2-3 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 29 November 1844. The enclosures are dated 16 June-31 October 1844.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in, and relating to, Persia [Iran], including:The release of Persian diplomat Abbas Koolee Khan [‘Abbās Qulī Khān] from imprisonment in Bokhara [Emirate of Bukhara] and his attempts to also secure the release of German missionary Dr Joseph WolffReported fighting and disturbances in Sheeraz [Shiraz] and other parts of FarsReports suggesting an undue level of influence held by the Russian Minister in Tehran over the Government of PersiaActivities in Bussorah [Basra] of Sheikh Thamir [Chief of the Banū Ka‘ab], and Persian fears he may be planning an attack on Mohemmera [Khorramshahr].The correspondents are: HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran; Dr Wolff; the Political Agent, Turkish Arabia; the British Consul, Shiraz; the British Consul, Tabriz; the Russian Minister in Tehran; and the Ambassador of Persia to the Ottoman Empire.Physical description: 1 item (44 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Detention
Surveillance
Civil unrest - Geographic region:
- Persia
Emirate of Bukhara
Bussorah - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100129649511.0x00000b_ar
81055/vdc_100129649511.0x00000b_en
IOR/L/PS/5/433, ff 256-299
IOR/L/PS/5/433, ff 256-299