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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [227r] (201/245)
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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FAKS.
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Khan (b. 1867), chamberlain; Muhammad Taki
Khan (b. 1874) ; Mirza Ali Khan (b. 1875); and
Mirza Hashim Khan (b. 1878), all living.
(h) Fath Ali Khan, b. 1820 ; Mustaufi at Teheran in
1840 ; married a daughter of Fath Ali Shah ; was
governor of Khar and Veramin, and several small
districts of Fars; received title of Sahib i Divan
and government of Yezd in 1859; became vazir of
Azerbaijan in 1861; governor of Arabistan in
1868; governor of Ispahan in 1870; again vazir
of Azerbaijan in 1876; and governor of Fars
1881-86 for Jelal ed Dowleh, son of Zil es Sultan.
Became governor of Kerman in 1894, and d.
3 February, 1897. He left one son: Mirza
Husain Khan, who received the title of Motamin
el Mulk in 1884 ; was governor of small districts
of Azerbaijan from 1876 to 1879, of small districts
in Fars, also of Bushire from 1881 to 1886. He is
still living and has two sons : Hassan Khan and
Mirza Ali Akhar Khan, both chamberlains, who
are now about 30 and 32 years of age. ,
(c) Hajji Nassir el Mulk, Mirza Hassan Ali Khan, b.
1821; governor of Bar; of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Ports,
with title of daryabeggi, from 1847 to 1857, when
he was taken to Bombay for a short time;
governor of various districts of bars ; d. 1893; left
no sons.
(d) Ali Muhammad Khan, b. 1829 ; governor of
Kazerun 1852, of Jahrum and Bidshehr 1859, of
Darab 1862 ; received title of Kavvam el Mulk on
his father’s death in 1865; made beglerbeggi in
1867, and Amir-i-Tuman in 1877 ; d. December
1883. His only son, Muhammad Rcza Khan, is
the present Kavvam el Mulk, b. 1851, kalantar of
Shiraz in 1865, received his title and rank of
Amir-i-Tuman on the death of his father in 1883.
Is since then pishkar of Fars, and has two sons
now living: Habbib ZJllah Khan (b. 1869),and now
beglerbeggi of Fars since 1883; and Mirza
Muhammad Ali Khan, Intezam el Mamalik,
generally known as Buyuk Khan, who is a sertip
of Arab cavalry, and now chief of the Khamseh
tribes of Fars, and w r as b. 1875.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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