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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [218r] (183/245)
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—NOTABLES.
61
SARDAIM-KUL, MUHAMMAD BAKIR KHAN—
Is a man of much importance in Teheran, owing to his high
military position and the power which the command of four Tuik
regiments in the capital gives him. He conies of an ancient stock,
and has allied himself in marriage to many influential families,
amongst others to the Amin-ed-Dowleh, A azir Azam, and the Sadr
Azam, Amin-es-Sultan.
For a few months before the deposition of the Sadr Azam, he
held the post of commander-in-chief, but was displaced by the
Firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
Firina.
Age ; rank, Amir-i-Tuman.
SIDK ES SALTANEH—
AVas appointed chief of the royal carriage department in 189/.
VAKIL
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
-Eb-MULK, MIRZA FAZL ULLAH KHAN-
A member of the Nizam-el-Ulema family of Tabriz, which counts
amongst its members his brothers, the Ala-el-Mulk, ambassador to
Constantinople, and Nazam ed Dowleh, late governor of Shiraz.
AA r as for many years attached to the person of Muzaflar-ed-Lin
Shah when Yaliahd at Tabriz, in whose service he has acted as
private secretary. Accompanied Muzaffar-ed-Din Shah to Teheran,
and holds the same post with the title of Yizir-i-Khalvat-i-Humayun.
Has considerable influence over His Majesty and among the various
Tabriz officials who came in the train of the Shah to Teheran. His
son the Sakat-ed-Dowleh, a young man of 26, forms one of the sui e
of the present Yaliahd, with the post of chief secretary.
YAMIN EL MAMALIK, MIRZA JAFFAR KHAN-
’ A son of Sadik el Mulk. Is in the Foreign Office, m charge of the
Passport Office and the French, Belgian, Dutch, German, American,
and Italian sections.
Age about 40.
vaattN FS SALTANEH, NAZAR AGHA
■ fa ChalLn of Selmas, and Roman Catholic. Was interpreter m
thf Foreign Office (1859) and secretary at vanous Rers.an
j T n 1868 he became Charge d Affaires and
legations abroad In IMx ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
aftenvau s minis ' His eldest son, Ardashir Khan, is
“X" S ““U - —~ “■ “* “»-
tllC Agio's ; is Amir-i-Tuman; speaks Fiench.
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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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- 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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