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IOR/L/PS/9/67/118
- Record Id:
- 041-003356415
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00007a
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096091110.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/67/118
- Title:
- Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 4 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
- Scope & Content:
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Enclosures in Letter No. 4 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809. These consist of copies of letters and enclosures from General Claude-Mathieu Gardane, French Envoy to Persia, to the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] and Mirza Chéfy [Mīrzā Muhammad Shafī Māzandarānī], Prime Minister, sent from Tauris [Tabrīz], undated. The letters describe French victories in Spain and Portugal, strong relations between France and Russia, and the threat of insurrection in British-held territories in India, urging Persia to side with France and expel the British from the country. These letters are written in French.
Letters from Hājī Muhammad Husayn Khān Amīn al-Dawlah and Mīrzā Muhammad Shafī Māzandarānī to the East India Company, announcing the appointment of Mīrzā Abul Hassan as Persian Ambassador to London. These letters are written in Persian and were presented to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company by the Persian Ambassador on 16 December 1809.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544463
037-000544535
040-003356297
041-003356415 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/9 : Correspondence relating to areas outside India
IOR/L/PS/9/67-78 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from Persia, Iraq, Syria, etc.
IOR/L/PS/9/67 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/67/118 : Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 4 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0001]/040-003356297[0118]/041-003356415
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (8 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00007a
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
French
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1809
- End Date:
- 1809
- Date Range:
- 1809
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- French Envoy to Persia, 1805-1809
Prime Minister to the Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925 - Subjects:
- Diplomacy
Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)
Russo-Persian War (1804-1813) - Places:
- Persia, Asia
- Related Material:
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English translations of the Persian letters can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/67/102 and IOR/L/PS/9/67/103.
