Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
IOR/L/PS/5/455, ff 212-258
- Record Id:
- 041-003949941
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100126466024.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100141197232.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/455, ff 212-258
- Title:
- ‘Affairs of Persia’
- Scope & Content:
-
Enclosure nos. 2-4 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay, dated 19 June 1848. The enclosures are dated 15 January-15 April 1848.
The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Persia [Iran] including:
- The arrival at Tehran of a French Envoy to Persia, Count Sartiges
- Persian [Iranian] claims on Bahrein [Bahrain]
- The proposed appointment of a British Agent at Asterabad [Gorgon] to counter Russian activities in the Caspian Sea, including a reported Russian occupation of Khiva
- An unsuccessful attack on Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] by the Governor of Kerman.
The primary correspondent is the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia. Other correspondents include Count Sartiges and the Prime Minister of Persia.
The item contains two folios in French, ff 215-16, comprising letters between the French and British Envoys.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539301
041-003949941 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
IOR/L/PS/5/455 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 93
IOR/L/PS/5/455, ff 212-258 : ‘Affairs of Persia’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0093]/040-000539301[0008]/041-003949941
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (47 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1848
- End Date:
- 1848
- Date Range:
- 19 Jun 1848
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 48 of 1848
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- French Envoy to Persia, 1844-1849
Government of the Russian Empire, 1721-1917
Governor of Kerman, 1502-
HM Ambassador to Iran, 1807-1980
Prime Minister to the Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925 - Subjects:
- Diplomacy
Military operations
Territorial disputes - Places:
- Bahrein, Persian Gulf, Asia
Khanate of Khiva, Asia
Persia, Asia