‘Translation of a letter from His Excellency Meerza Abul Hussan Khan to His Excellency Count Nessolrode’

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Translation of a letter from the Persian [Iranian] Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hussan Khan [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Abū al-Ḥasan Khan Shīrāzī], to the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Nessolrode [Count Karl Robert Nesselrode]. In the letter, Meerza Abul Hussan Khan give his thanks for the receipt of a crystal couch as a gift for the Shah of Persia, and reports the imminent return of the bearer of the gift, Mr Noskoff [Ivan Fyodorovich Noskov], to Russia. The letter also reports that the Shah has released a group of Russian prisoners held in Tehran, who will be sent to Tiflis [Tbilisi] accompanied by Meerza Mahomed Ali [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad ʿAlī Khan Shīrāzī], and indicates that the Persian Government wishes to send an ambassador to the Russian Government to clarify the role of the Russian ‘frontier authorities’ in the outbreak of the ongoing war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828].

This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 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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1 item (2 folios)

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

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.

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Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/9/70/160

History of this record

Date(s)

Dec 1826? (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Prisoners of WarGiftsRusso-Persian War (1826-1828)

People & organisations

Minister for Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs

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‘Translation of a letter from His Excellency Meerza Abul Hussan Khan to His Excellency Count Nessolrode’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/70/160, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00032f> [accessed 8 July 2026]

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