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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [202r] (151/245)
The record is made up of 1 file (127 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1897-28 Feb 1898. 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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TEHERAN—ROYAL FAMILY.
29
several small governorships. Is now governor of Shahrud and
Astrabad.
Age 67 ; rank, Amir-i-Tuman.
16. JELLAL-ED-DOWLEH, SULTAN HUSAIN MIRZA—
Born 1870. Is the eldest son of the Zil-es-Sultan by a daughter of
Mirza Taki Khan, Nassir-ed-Din Shah’s first Prime Minister (vide
Zil-es-Sultan) ; married in 1886, Hamdam-es Saltaneh, daughter of
Aka Mirza Yusuf, Mustaufi-el-Mamilik.
Was governor of Ears 1886-1887 ; of Luristan for a short time,
and of Yezd 1895-1897. Has a good reputation, and is accepted
willingly as governor by any of the Provinces. Is intelligent,
energetic, and on good terms with H. Majesty’s Legation.
Age, 27; rank, Amir-i-Tuman.
17. JAMAL ED DIN MIRZA—
Son of Kai Khosro Mirza, Salar (d. 1857), and grandson of
Firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
Firma, Husain Ali Mirza (d. 1835). His mother was a daughter of
Shuja es Saltaneh. In 1869 he was governor of Kazerun, in 1877
governor of Lar. Since then he has held no official appointment,
and resided in Shiraz, where he is now.
Age 54.
18. MUAYYID ED DOWLEH, ABUL FATH MIRZA—
Is second cousin of the present Shall and son of the late and
brother to the present Hissam es Saltaneh. Married a daughter
of Nassir ed din Shah, sister of the Zil es Sultan. Accompanied his
father to Fars when the latter was governor of that Province.
Has been governor of Gilan, and was appointed governor-general
of Khorassan in 1894 and was recalled 1895.
19. MUAYYID ES SALTANEH, MUHAMMAD HUSAIN MIRZA—
Grandson of Muayyid ed Dowleh, Tahmasp Mirza, who was a
grandson of Fath Ali Shah, and died in 1879.
Has been in the telegraph service for the last twenty years
and was lately superintendent of the Ispahan Telegraph Office ;
was also chief of Ispahan merchants until December, 1897. Mas
sent down to Ispahan by Sadr Azam, Amin es Sultan, in spite of
Mukhber ed Dowleh, to act as a spy on Zil es Sultan. Since the
fall of the Sadr Azam he has turned round and become Zil es
Sultan’s faithful servant.
In December, 1897, he was ordered to Shiraz to take charge of
the telegraphs there.
Age about 42.
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This volume consists mainly of correspondence received by George Nathaniel Curzon, mostly on matters relating to Persia.
The letters are from friends, acquaintances and other correspondents, including a number of army officers, diplomats, writers and travellers with an interest in Persia. Many of the letters discuss the internal affairs of Persia and British policy regarding that country, mostly from the perspective of British officers and diplomats who are residing or have visited there. Reference is also made to Curzon's recent book, Persia and the Persian Question , and the correspondence includes suggested revisions for future editions of the book. Notable correspondents include Albert Houtum-Schindler, Benjamin W Stainton, and John Richard Preece, British Consul at Ispahan.
Also included in the file is a first proof of a paper by Captain Percy Molesworth Sykes entitled 'Recent Journeys to Persia', which was read at the Royal Geographical Society on 28 June 1897.
The file concludes with a copy of a printed report entitled 'Persia: Biographical Notices of Members of the Royal Family, Notables, Merchants, and Clergy', dated December 1897 and compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Philip Picot, Military Attaché at Teheran [Tehran] for the use of the British Legation.
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- 1 file (127 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 123, and terminates at f 247, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Mss Eur F111/64
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- Correspondence and Papers on Persia
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 123r:124v, 166r, 167r:168v, 187r:247v, i-r:i-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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