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File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎25v] (44/558)

The record is made up of 1 item (288 folios). It was created in 7 Jul 1927-18 Dec 1931. It was written in English and French. 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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and the Russians, but reduced Sind, Kandahar, Kabul, Balkh, aiid the
whole country between the Oxus and the Caspian Sea carried hi 8 arms
ito Delhi, gave the capital of the Moghuls over to plunder and massacre,
and compelled the Emperor of Delhi to cede to him all his possessions
west of the Indus.
* In 1736, as a result of Nadir Shah’s victories, a treaty* was con
cluded between Turkey and Persia, by which the frontiers were delimited
anew.
In 1746 a further treaty! of peace was concluded between Turkey
and Persia fixing the limits of the two countnes on the basis of the treaty
of 1639, and this was followed in 1747 by another treaty! under which
certain parts of Irak and Azerbaijan were ceded to Tuikey.
Nadir Shah was murdered in 1747: and within a few years the mighty
empire which he had re-created was dismembered. Ahmad^Khnn Abdah
proclaimed himself King of the Afghans, took Kandahar and Herat,
and laid the foundation of an empire which he extended by conquests
more brilliant even than those of Nadir Shah. All that was left to
Shah Rukh, the blinded grandson of Nadir Shah, was the province of
Khorasan. This was guaranteed in his independent possession by Ahmad
Sharif but was soon broken up into a number of independent principali
ties. The southern and western provinces of Ear, Ears, Irak, Azerbai
jan and Mazandtran were subdued by Karim Khan of the tribe of Zand,
and a prince of the Safavian house named Shah Ismail, a son of the sister
of Shah Husain, was set up as king. He was, however, a mere puppet,
and was at last cast into prison, while the reins of government were held
by Karim Khan alone. Karim Khan, who was a just and enlightened
ruler, was at pains to extend and encourage commerce. The English,
who had with difficulty maintained their factory An East India Company trading post. at Gimry^i till 1761,
abandoned it in that year in consequence of the oppression of the pro
vincial Governor of Lar. In 1763 they obtained from Karim Khan a
Earman (No. I) for a factory An East India Company trading post. at Bushire and the trade of the Persian
(Gulf, and from his nephew Jafar Khan in 1788 a Farman (No. II) for
unrestricted trade throughout Persia.
Karim Khan died in 1779 after a vigorous rule of twenty-six years.
His death was the signal for fresh revolutions marked by atrocious cruel-
ities, in the course of which the four surviving sons of Karim Khan were
savagely mutilated. At length in 1795 Agha Muhammad Khan of the
ajai tiibe ascended the throne. He was scarcely established in power
^ / 0Un( ^ involved in a w r ar with Russia over Georgia
;which, taking advantage of the distracted state of Persia, had in 1783
* Appendix No. II.
t Appendix No. III.
+ Appendix No. IV.

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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.

The part concerns the revised narrative for the section regarding Persia [Iran], Seistan [Sistan], Kerman and Persian Baluchistan, and includes extensive interdepartmental correspondence (most of which is dated 1929-1931) discussing the contents of the revised narrative, as well as the question of which treaties and agreements to include alongside it.

The correspondence goes on to cover the requirement for a fresh proof of the revised narrative, following the Government of India's decision (made in consultation with His Majesty's Government) to defer its publication, in order to include references not only to recent events but also to further developments that are expected in the near future.

Most of the part is made up of a copy of the second proof of the revised narrative (ff 24-41) together with copies of numerous related treaties, agreements and correspondence covering the period 1763-1928 (ff 42-216), of which a significant amount is written in French.

The main correspondents are the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the British Legation, Tehran; officials of the 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.

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