IOR/L/PS/20/C2

A copy of the Treaty of Paris (1857) concluded between Britain and Persia [Iran] following the Anglo-Persian War (1856-57). The treaty is signed by Earl Cowley, British Ambassador to France, and Ferookh Khan Ameen Oolmoolk [Farrukh Khān Ghaffārī Kāshānī], Persian Plenipotentiary, and is dated Paris, 4 March 1857.

This document contains parallel English and Farsi versions of the text of the treaty.

Also included in the volume are:

• The English and Farsi text of an agreement on ceremonial proceedings for the reestablishment of diplomatic relations, signed by Earl Cowley and Ferookh Khan and dated Paris, 4 March 1857
• An English translation of a letter from the Shah of Persia [Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh Qājār] to the Sedr Azim [Mīrzā Āghā Khān Nūrī Iʿtimād al-Dawlah, Prime Minister of Persia] dated December 1955, expressing anger at a letter from the English Minister (Sir Charles Murray, British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Shah of Persia) and ordering the breaking off of relations with Britain until an apology is received
• One Farsi and three English versions of a document investing Ferookh Khan with the powers of Plenipotentiary of the Shah in negotiations with Britain, dated Showal [Shawwal] 1272/June 1856, with a note on the different English versions by the translator, Sir Justin Sheil, dated 8 March 1857
• The English and Farsi text of a document certifying the exchange of ratifications of the treaty, dated Baghdad, 2 May 1857.