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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in c Nov 1810. 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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Translation of a rukum Royal grants confirming specific trading privileges from the Shah of Persia. [raqum, official order] from the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], Abbas Meerza [Mirza], to Aga Hossein [Agha Hussain]. The rukum Royal grants confirming specific trading privileges from the Shah of Persia. praises Aga Hossein for his recent conduct in an affair at Constantinople [Istanbul] concerning the Persian Ambassador to France, Askar Khan Afshar, and the Persian Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Mirza Amin (see also IOR/L/PS/9/68/91). The rukum Royal grants confirming specific trading privileges from the Shah of Persia. also directs him to employ himself in his own business without interference, and to consult HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, Stratford Canning, in any business he may have with the Ottoman Empire.

The rukum Royal grants confirming specific trading privileges from the Shah of Persia. was enclosed in the secret letter of HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to Persia, Sir Harford Jones, of 13 November 1810, which was received 11 March 1811.

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1 item (2 folios)
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English in Latin script
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Letter

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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/9/68/90

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c Nov 1810 (CE, Gregorian)
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Crown Prince of Persia

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'Translation of a Rukum from His Royal Highness Abbas Meerza Prince Royal of Persia to Aga Hossein', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/68/90, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000e9> [accessed 18 July 2026]

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