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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/5/375 Language English Place Persian Gulf, Asia

1. IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 377-390

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 377-390
Title:
Intelligence from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil Concerning Affairs in Persia [Iran]
Scope & Content:
The letters convey intelligence of the movements of the Shah of Persia [Iran]; the Shah’s purported aggressive intentions regarding Afghanistan or ‘Khorassan’ (chiefly Herat), and Turkey [Ottoman Empire] (chiefly Bagdad [Baghdad] and Azerbijan [Azerbaijan]); conditions in Herat since the ending ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1839
Extent:
1 item (13 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 391-525

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 391-525
Title:
Persian Gulf Affairs
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf and Arabian coastline, chiefly British attempts to avert potential conflicts between Arab maritime rulers, the disruption of trade with India, acts of ‘piracy’, and the undermining of British influence in the area. The papers nota...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1838-May 1839
Extent:
1 item (134 folios)