Illustration of the Russian bombardment of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, 1912

IOR/L/PS/10/209, f 344

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 1912. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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A print of an illustration that depicts the bombardment of the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad by Russian artillery forces, an incident that occurred in April 1912.

A poem in Farsi is displayed around the edge of the illustration and a translation of this poem is contained on folio 343.

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1 folio
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English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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Illustration

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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/L/PS/10/209, f 344

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1912 (CE, Gregorian)

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Illustration of the Russian bombardment of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, 1912, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/209, f 344, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100032266432.0x000001> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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