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IOR/R/15/1/174
- Record Id:
- 040-000227609
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000093
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023517928.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/174
- Title:
- Vol 263: Persian Expeditionary Force
- Scope & Content:
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This volume primarily concerns Britain's Persian Expeditionary Force and the state of relations between the British and the Persians following the end of the Anglo-Persian War. The volume contains letters written and received by a range of correspondents, including the following:
- Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, Commander of the Persian Expeditionary Force, Bushire;
- Meerza [Mirza] Mahomed Khan, Sirkisheekchee Bashee and Mookhtar-ood-Dowlah, Persian Commander-in-Chief;
- Hajee Sheikh Mohsin Khan, representative of Meerza Mahomed Khan;
- Captain James Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf (also referred to as Political Agent of the Persian Forces and Civil Commander);
- Brigadier-General John Jacob, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, Bushire;
- Brigadier Henry Willoughby Trevelyan, Commandant of Artillery in Persia;
- Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Bombay;
- Charles Augustus Murray, Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia;
- Brigadier Robert William Honner, Commander at Karrack [Bandar-e Charak];
- Ahmed Khan, Durya Begee and Governor of Bushire;
- His Royal Highness Prince Tahmasp Meerza [Tahmasp Mirza Mu'ayyid al-Dawla], Governor of Fars;
- Commander James Rennie, Senior Naval Officer, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron, Bushire;
- George Frederick Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India.
The volume has been divided into sections and summarised as follows:
- Folios 3-54: Hajee Sheikh Mohsin Khan's visit to the British Commander-in-Chief [Brigadier-General John Jacob], Brigadier Henry Willoughby Trevelyan's return visit to the Persian Commander-in-Chief [Meerza Mahomed Khan], and details of the powers devolved by Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram to Brigadier-General John Jacob;
- Folios 55-69: Extracts (sent to Bombay by the Resident) from the Tehran Gazette regarding the renewal of friendship between Britain and Persia, religious toleration in Persia, and Afghans residing in Persia;
- Folios 70-84: The return of His Excellency Charles Augustus Murray to the Persian capital and the evacuation of Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and Bushire;
- Folios 85-107: General John Jacob's farewell orders;
- Folios 108-192: The appointment of Ahmed Khan as Governor of Dashtestan and Bushire.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227551
038-000227579
040-000227609 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/119-198 : Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence bound in subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/145-179 : Bushire Residency correspondence: subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/174 : Vol 263: Persian Expeditionary Force - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0002]/037-000227551[0002]/038-000227579[0030]/040-000227609
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000093
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 17 Jun 1857-30 Jul 1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside of the back cover; the numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Vol 263
- Arrangement:
- The letters generally proceed in chronological order from 17 June 1857 to 30 July 1858. However, there are several examples of letters appearing out of sequence; the file has been divided into sections and there are cases where the letters at the beginning of a new section pre-date those letters which appeared at the end of the previous section.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)