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'The History of Seistan and Lash-Jowain' [88r] (67/76)
The record is made up of 38 folios. It was created in Jun 1870. 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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(2) a question whether the relations
between Persia and Afghanistan
were to he viewed as friendly
or unfriendly : if the former,
then the Ameer of Kain ought
to be punished for his forays.
172. On the 1st March, the Meshed
Agent wrote that there had been a fresh
affray between Meer Alum Khan’s troopers
and those of Purrah. Some 200 families
of Seistanees, trying to migrate into Can-
dahar territory, had been seized by Persian
troopers sent out by the Governor, but
had been rescued by a body of horse from
Purrah, who routed the Persians.—-(Enclo
sure in Mr. Thomson’s letter of 30th
March 1870.)
173. About this time Ibrahim Khan,
of Sheikhnassoor, made a successful inroad
into Southern Seistan and routed a body of
Persian troops. The Governor, Meer
Alum Khan, reported that the attack was
made by Belooch troops sent by Khodadad
Khan, of Kelat, at the instigation of Shore
Ali. But the true account came out from
Mr. Thomson’s interview with the Shah
himself on the 22nd March, and from the
Meshed correspondent’s letter of 1st
March. Meer Alum Khan professed much
alarm, and seems to have admitted that
many of the Seistanees, being disaffected to
Persia, desired that the Province should be
occupied by the Afghans. He urgently
called for reinforcements.
174. In consequence of this, a rein
forcement of two regiments was to be sent
from Teheran into Khorassan. The order
to do this was subsequently countermand
ed.—(Mr. Thomson’s despatch No. 32,
dated 30th March 1870.)
175. On the 24th March, Mr. Thomson
wrote that, two days before, the Shah had
personally made a fresh representation
of the apprehensions which he entertained
as to Afghan designs on Herat,—
“he declared that Persia sincerely desired to
maintain friendly relations with the Ameer of
Afghanistan, but that she was resolved to resist
any aggression upon Seistan, which was as much
Persian territory as Khorassan or Kerman. Any
attempt made by the Afghans to occupy that
Province would lead to open hostilities, and the
Persian Government would consider themselves
fully justified in opposing such a movement by
despatching troops to attack the Ameer within the
Herat territory. His Majesty argued that in
adopting this course the Persian Government
would only be acting in conformity with the deci
sion communicated by Earl Russell to the Persian
R
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This document was compiled and signed by H Le Poer Wynne (Foreign Department) and covers the history of Seistan and Lash-Jowain [Lāsh-e Juwayn], including the dispute over sovereignty which led to the Anglo-Persian War (1856-7).
The document is divided into the following sections:
1. The history of the Province up to the Persian War of 1856-7.
2. Events and correspondence regarding the Province from the period immediately preceding the Persian War of 1856-7 down to 1861.
3. The alarm which Dost Mahomed's [Dost Mohammad Khan] advance on Furrah [Farāh]and Herat [Herāt]caused the Persian Government, and the correspondence which followed, 1861-1864.
4. The views expressed by the Home Government during this period.
5. The quiet occupation of the Province by Persia from 1864 to the end of 1867.
6. Her further advance and raids into the territory of Sheikhnassoor, Furrah, and Candahar[Kandahār], from end of 1868 to present date.
7. The despatches of the British Minister at Tehran regarding (1) Persia's apprehensions of Shere Ali's designs on Seistan; (2) the late raids into Afghan territory.
8. Correspondence regarding the proposal to submit the matter to British arbitration.
Much of the document is compiled using extracts from correspondence submitted between officials in Britain, Persia and Afghanistan.
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