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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [217v] (182/245)
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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60 TEHERAN—NOTABLES.
partnership with the Sadr Azam (Amin-es-Sultan) organised a
regular cart and transport service. Is an excellent man of business,
although uneducated and illiterate; and is much trusted in
commercial affairs.
He has always been on excellent terms with H.M.’s Legation in
Teheran.
Age 60; rank, Amir-i-Tuman.
85. SADfK EL MULE, MIKZA MUHAMMAD KHAN—
Is “ Keis i Kul i Yizarat i Kharajeh ” (Director of the Foreign
Office), but for some years now lias not done any work, being too
old. His three sons are in the Foreign Office.
Age 82.
86. SAID ES SALTANEH—
Son of Nizam el Ulema.
Accompanied his uncle Nazan ed Dowleli to Shiraz in 1896,
and was his deputy governor (Naib el Nukuma).
Age 28.
87. SARAJ EL MULK, MIRZA EEZA KULI KHAN, ERL
VAN I—
Received his title in 1884. Is a Mustaufi and the Zil es Sultan’s
agent at Teheran.
Age about 50.
88.
SARDAR
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
AFKHAM, MIRZA MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN—
The son of a Foreign Office clerk. Commenced his career in the
Military College at Teheran, after leaving which he received rapid
promotion, and soon became Minister of the Arsenals. Was the
right-hand man of the Na'ib-es-Saltaneh when that prince was
Minister for War, and grew very rich during his tenure of office.
Is an intelligent man with no principles, and was perhaps as
great a robber as his master.
Age 36 ; rank
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
; speaks French and English.
89.
SARDAR
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
AKRAM, ABDULLAH KHAN—
Son of the late Itimad-es-Saltaneh iof the Karaguzlu tribe of
Hamadan. Entered military service and served under his father,
then commandant of the troops in Ears. Afterwards became
commander of the troops on the Khorassan frontier, and later on
succeeded his father as commander of the troops in Fars.
Accompanied the Nizam-es-Saltaneh to Arabistan as chief
military officer, and succeeded as governor of Arabistan in 1897.
Is
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
.
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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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- Mss Eur F111/64
- Title
- 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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