Copy of Dispatch No. 10 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning

IOR/L/PS/9/70/28

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 14 Jun 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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Copy of dispatch No. 10 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 14 June 1825. The letter concerns internal affairs in Persia, including:

  • The appointment by the Shah of Persia (Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār) of his twelve year old son as Governor of Isfahan
  • The downfall of Abdulla Khan Ameen ed Dowleh [‘Abd Allah Khan Isfahani, Amin al-Dawlah], the Grand Vizier of the Shah of Persia, and the nomination of Allah Ear Khan Asaf ed Dowleh [Allahyar Khan Qajar Davallu, Asif al-Dawlah] as his replacement
  • Conflict and disorder in the provinces of Khorasan and Gilan
  • The appointment of the eldest son of the Prince Royal (Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār) as Governor of Hamadan [Hamedan].

This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the East India Company of 3 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/25).

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