‘Translation of a letter addressed to H.I.H. The Grand Duke Constantine by H.R.H. Abbas Meerza’

IOR/L/PS/9/70/159

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The record is made up of 1 item (3 folios). It was created in Dec 1826?. 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 letter from Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Qājār] to the Grand Duke Constantine [Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia]. In the letter, Abbas Meerza argues that the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Persia [Iran] [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] resulted from Persia’s failure to obtain redress for encroachments made on Persian territory by the Russian ‘frontier authorities’ in the Caucasus, referring to encroachments made during the mission of the Russian envoy Prince Minchikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] to Persia to negotiate the frontier. Abbas Meerza indicates that the Shah of Persia was also under pressure from political and religious leaders to retaliate for the Russian encroachments, and that he believes that Persia is not at fault for the outbreak of war, owing to continual encroachments on Persian territory.

This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2 in enclosure No. 1, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, 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 23 December 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/156).

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Letter

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/9/70/159
Date(s): Dec 1826? (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: DiplomacyRusso-Persian War (1826-1828)
People & organisations: Crown Prince of Persia, Qajar dynasty

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/70/159
Title: ‘Translation of a letter addressed to H.I.H. The Grand Duke Constantine by H.R.H. Abbas Meerza’
Pages: 1r:3v
Author: Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Nāyib al-Salṭana xx Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince of Persia
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/70/159
Title: ‘Translation of a letter addressed to H.I.H. The Grand Duke Constantine by H.R.H. Abbas Meerza’
Pages: 4r:4v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence