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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [212r] (171/245)
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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TEH Eli AN—NOTABLES.
customs and treasury, retaining ministry of posts as well. Mairied
a daughter of the Shah by Hazrat L lia, tirman Firmas sistei, 18t.fi
January, 1898, divorcing his first wife, the daughter of Mushir ed
Dowleh.
53. MUKHBER ED DOWLEH, HUSAIN KULI KHAN—
Eldest son of the late Mukhber ed Dowleh, Ali Kuli Khan. The
family, which is said to trace its descent to the poet Shaikh Kemal
Khojendi, is well known in Persia, and a short account of it is
necessary. It came into prominence with the present Mukhber ed
Dowleh’s grandfather, Reza Kuli Khan Tabaristani, a son of
Muhammad Hadi Kemal, who was a chamberlain of Aka Muham
mad Khan, the first Kajar Shah. Reza Kuli Khan was bom in
Teheran in 1800,'and having resided for some time at Barfurush, m
the old district of Tabaristan, took the surname of Hedayat i
Tabaristani. When about twenty years of age, he went to Shiraz,
wdiere he served the
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, son of lath
Ali Shah, and afterwards the princes Feridan Mirza and Firuz
Mirza (sons of Valiahd Abbas Mirza). Having written various
poems for Fath Ali Shah, he received the title of Malik-ush
Shoara (King of Poets), and was made Khan. In 1838 Muhammad
Shah appointed him tutor to his son Abbas Mirzu (died as Mmlk
Ara in 1897), and in 1851 he was sent as special envoy by Nassir
ed Din Shah to the Khan of Khiva. On his return, he was
appointed director of the new College (Madrasseh dar et Funun),
which post he held until his death in 18/1.
His son Ali Kuli Khan came to Teheran in 1839, entered the
New College when it was founded in 1849, accompanied his father
to Khiva in 1851, constructed the first telegraph line in Persia,
from Teheran to Sultanieh, in 1860, and was made a Sarhang.. In
1862 he built the telegraph line to Resht and was made Sertip of
the third class. In 1862 he became director of telegraphs. In
1865 he received the rank of Sertip of the first class, and in
1869 the title of Mukhber ed Dowleh. In 1877 he was made
minister of telegraphs, which post he held until his death,
16th July, 1897. From 1880 until April, 1897, he was also
Yazir i Ulum (Public Instruction), and from 1882 until his death
Yazir i Maadan (Mines). In November, 1896, he was appointed
minister of interior, but resigned that appointment four months
later. He accompanied the late Shah to Europe in 1873. He
went to Europe in 1884, to effect the purchase of the steamer
“ Persepolis ” at Bremerhaven, and again accompanied the late
Shah to Europe in 1889, and made the pilgrimage to Mekka in
the same year.
[344]
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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)
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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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- 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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