‘Letters from Persia received, May 31:1856’

Mss Eur F231/27, ff 119-120

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 31 May 1856. 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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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (20 April 1856, Numbers 18-21).

The despatches consist of short reports on the following: the removal of the protection of the Russian Government from the family of the late Khan Baba Khan, the reaction in Tehran to a Firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). issued by the Ottoman Sultan respecting the status of his non-Muslim subjects, disturbances in Khiva, and the advance of Persian forces towards Herat.

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Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM Consul at Tehran

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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: Mss Eur F231/27, ff 119-120
Date(s): 31 May 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: DiplomacyMilitary operations
Places: PersiaHerāt
People & organisations: British Consul, Tehran

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/27, ff 119-120
Title: ‘Letters from Persia received, May 31:1856’
Pages: 119r:120v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain