Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency in Bagdad [Baghdad] and Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran] [‎565r] (11/168)

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Copies, extracts, and translations of correspondence between Sir Harford Jones and various British and Persian [Iranian] officials. The letters relate to Jones's diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811, and his position as Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]. Specific matters dealt with by the papers include:

• Demonstrations of military skill for the King [Shah] of Persia
• Awards for certain British officers who formed part of the mission's escort
• The scale and style of the mission, particularly in comparison to that of Brigadier-General John Malcolm, East India Company Envoy to Persia
• Confusion and political difficulties caused by the two simultaneous missions
• Jones's defence against charges made about his conduct by the Governor-General of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. in Fort William, Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto]
• Jones's justification for the establishment and expenses of the Bagdad Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. .

Correspondents include: Sir George Barlow, Governor-in-Council, Bombay [Mumbai]; Jacob Bosanquet, Chairman of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; Lord Minto; Meerza Mohammad Sheffea [Mirza Muhammad Shafi Mazandarani], Grand Vizier of Persia; and Meerza Bozurg [Mirza 'Isa Khan Farahani], Minister to the Crown Prince of Persia.

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