‘Translation of a letter from H. R. H. Abbas Meerza to the Envoy’
IOR/L/PS/9/71/101
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in Nov 1827. 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 East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir. The letter concerns the ongoing negotiations for peace in the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], attended by Abbas Meera’s Vizier, the Kaim Mukam [Mirza Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām]. Abbas Meerza discusses the monetary and territorial demands made by Russia (see IOR/L/PS/9/71/99), proposing and authorising the Kaim Mukam to make a lower counter offer to the Russian financial demands. He also questions Russian intentions, indicating that he believes their demands are too high and therefore suggest that they are not seeking peace.
This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 74 to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 8 November 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/98).
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- ‘Translation of a letter from H. R. H. Abbas Meerza to the Envoy’
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- 1r:2v
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- Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Nāyib al-Salṭana xx Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince of Persia
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