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‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 24. 1857’ [79r] (3/4)
The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1857. 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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These folios consist of summaries of letters from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray (4 July, Numbers 54-55, and 6 July, Number 56) sent from Hamadan, Persia [Iran], reporting news from Persia, including: the official announcement of the disgrace of Azeez Khan, the Commander in Chief, and the Sedr Ajeem being invested with the sole command of the Army; the quarrel between Sultan Ahmed Khan, who had been sent from Teheran [Tehran] as Governor of Herat, and Sultan Morad Meerza, Commander in Chief of the Persian Army there; the marriage of the Shah of Persia with the mother of his eldest son, the Ameer-i-Nizam, and serious consequences which may arise as a result of this; and Murray’s conviction that the Persians had no intention of evacuating Herat.
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- Mss Eur F231/32, ff 78-79
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- ‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 24. 1857’
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- 78r:79v
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