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IOR/L/PS/9/70/101
- Record Id:
- 041-003357049
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0002f4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123358078.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/70/101
- Title:
- Extracts from the Journal of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock
- Scope & Content:
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Extracts from the journal of HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, for the period 3-12 July 1826. This document concerns the proceedings of the Persian Government and the mission of the Russian envoy Prince Minchikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] regarding the ongoing frontier dispute between the two sides in the Caucasus. Willock details his communications with members of the Persian Government at the Shah’s camp at Solţānīyeh, where members of the Persian Government have convened to discuss the dispute, which has the possibility of leading to war between Russia and Persia. These include his communications with the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and the Prince Royal of Persia, Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], and other Persian ministers, including:
- The former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abdul Wahab, Moatemed ud Dowleh [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfāhānī, Mu'tamid al-Dawlah]
- The Vizier of the Prince Royal, the Kayim Makam [Mirza Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām]
- The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mirza Abū al-Ḥasan Khan Shīrāzī]
These communications cover subjects including whether Persia should go to war with Russia, the proceedings with Prince Minchikoff at Solţānīyeh, Willock’s views on the situation, and the positions of the Shah and the Prince Royal concerning the crisis.
The document also contains:
- An extract from a letter from the physician of the Prince Royal, Dr John Cormick, reporting the failed negotiations with Prince Minchikoff at Tabreez [Tabriz]
- An extract from the journal of the Surgeon to HM Mission to Persia, Dr John McNeill, detailing his discussions with Prince Minchikoff and Ambourger, the Russian Consul General at Tabreez. Details of McNeill’s discussion with the Taj ud Dowleh [Tavus Khanum, Taj al-Dawlah], one of the Shah’s wives, are also reported by Willock.
This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 23 July 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/99).
- 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
040-003356948
041-003357049 - 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/9/70 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/70/101 : Extracts from the Journal of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0004]/040-003356948[0101]/041-003357049
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 item (30 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0002f4
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1826
- End Date:
- 1826
- Date Range:
- 3 Jul 1826-12 Jul 1826
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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