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The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 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 (24 September, 2, 8, 13, 14, 15, and 18 October 1856, Numbers 64-66, 68-69, 71-73, and 75).

The subject matter includes the size and composition of the Persian Army besieging Herat, the tactics of the besieging and besieged forces at Herat, an alleged plot by Sheeah [Shia] residents to open the gates of Herat and reprisals by Eesa Khan [Isa Khan Bardorani, Minister-Regent of Herat], the transfer of Mahomed Yoosoof [Mohammad Yusuf Khan] as prisoner to Tehran, the reaction of the Persian Court to rumours of British activity in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and a Turkish demand for the destruction of Persian fortifications near Mahumrah [Mohammerah].

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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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Mss Eur F231/29, ff 102-107

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20 Nov 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘Letters from Persia received Nov.20.1856’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F231/29, ff 102-107, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049910361.0x000004> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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