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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 12 Apr 1825. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The letter is forwarding an extract of a letter received by the company's agent at Sherauz [Shiraz], as the Resident has heard a rumour that Zekee Khan (also spelt Zakee Khan) has been put to death by the order of Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār, the King of Persia.

The item has one enclosure; an extract of a letter received from Merza Ally Acbaur, Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sherauz, dated 20 March 1825. The enclosure notes that Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, Prince at Sherauz, has demanded 30,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. from the merchants of Bushire to enable him to buy gifts for the King of Persia. It also outlines that the Prince has been conspiring with Zakee Khan to seize Shaikh Abdool Russool Khan [‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān].

It further explains that the Prince and Zekee Khan have been ordered to Isfahan [Eşfahān], as a result of a complaint made against the latter by Shookeroola Khan. It also notes that Fathaly Khan [Fatḥ ‘Alī Khan] has been appointed to the ambassador expected from India.

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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 100-102

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12 Apr 1825 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No 17 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 100-102, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054665.0x000074> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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