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036-000544463 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Ruler of the Afghan Empire, Durrāni dynasty, 1747-1826

1. IOR/L/PS/9/76/291

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/291
Title:
Bulletin from Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
A bulletin concerning events in Afghanistan, written in French, dated Bagdad [Baghdad], 8 November 1802. The bulletin describes a state of calm in Candahar [Kandahar] after the defeat of the Gilgeis [Ghilzai] faction by Chahzadé Kiamran [Kāmrān Durrani] and the activities of Mahmoud Chah [Mahmūd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
8 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

2. IOR/L/PS/9/67/34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/34
Title:
Extract of a Paper of Intelligence Respecting Zemann Shah
Scope & Content:
A translated extract from an intelligence paper dated Amrutsur [Amritsar], 28 Moharram 1216 AH [10 June 1801], concerning conflict in Afghanistan between Zemaun Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] and the supporters of his brother Mahmood [Mahmūd Durrāni]. The paper reports a battle near Ghizni [Ghaznī] l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 June 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/9/67/35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/35
Title:
Translation of a Paper of Intelligence Respecting Zemann Shah
Scope & Content:
A translation of an intelligence paper dated Amrutsur [Amritsar], 1 Safar 1216 AH [14 June 1801], concerning conflict in Afghanistan between Zemaun Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] and the supporters of his brother Mahmood [Mahmūd Durrāni]. The paper reports the defection of Ahmed Khan Noorzee [Nūrzai]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/76/65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/65
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Sir Stephen Lushington
Scope & Content:
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 17 April 1799. Jones states that he is able if necessary to open a channel of communication with Rehmat Ullah ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/76/72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/72
Title:
Letters to Harford Jones from Contacts in Persia
Scope & Content:
Translations of three Persian letters received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]: 1. A letter from Meerza Bozurg [Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia] concerning the mission of Meerza Mehedi Ally Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr, Resident in Bushehr] t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 May 1799-11 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/76/89

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/89
Title:
Report from Herat
Scope & Content:
A report from Herat by an anonymous French author in the service of Shah Zeman [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan], dated 3 September 1799. The report describes the campaign of Baba Khan [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Persia] in eastern Persia [Iran], including the capture of Nichabour ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/76/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/63
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Sir Stephen Lushington
Scope & Content:
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], Res...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/9/76/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/206
Title:
Reports from Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
A copy of an anonymous letter in French forwarding reports from Afghanistan, copied by Harford Jones and dated Bagdad [Baghdad], 18 December 1801. The letter reports widespread alienation from Chah Mahmood [Mahmūd Shāh Durrānī], divisions amongst Chah Mahmood’s troops in Kaboul [Kabul], and lar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18 Dec 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/9/76/41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/41
Title:
Enclosure in Letter from Harford Jones to Henry Dundas of 31 Oct 1798
Scope & Content:
A copy of a report in French from Caboul [Kabul] received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], from merchants of Constantinople [Istanbul] in Bagdad trading with Caboul and Candahar [Kandahar] on 20 October 1798. The report states that Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghani...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
20 Oct 1798
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/9/76/122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/122
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 22 June 1800. The letter reports news from Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan regarding the expedition of Baba Khan [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Pers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)