!['Translation of a Letter from His Majesty Fatteh Ali Shah to His Excellency the Right Honorable Gilbert Lord Minto Governor General of India' [‎1v] (2/4)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00010d/IOR_L_PS_9_68_126_0002.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Translation of a Letter from His Majesty Fatteh Ali Shah to His Excellency the Right Honorable Gilbert Lord Minto Governor General of India' [‎1v] (2/4)")
'Translation of a Letter from His Majesty Fatteh Ali Shah to His Excellency the Right Honorable Gilbert Lord Minto Governor General of India' [1v] (2/4)
The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 1812. 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. .
About this item
- Content
Copy of a translation of a letter from the Shah of Persia [Iran], Fatteh Ali Shah [Fath-Ali Shah Qajar], to the Governor-General of India [Governor-General of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Fort William], Lord Minto. The letter contains effusions of friendship from the Shah, and congratulates Lord Minto on his recent victories, the Shah having been fully apprised of Lord Minto’s role as Governor-General by HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley.
The letter was enclosed in Ouseley’s dispatch No. 3 to Lord Minto of 2 February 1812 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/123).
- Extent and format
- 1 item (2 folios)
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Translation of a Letter from His Majesty Fatteh Ali Shah to His Excellency the Right Honorable Gilbert Lord Minto Governor General of India' [1v] (2/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/68/126, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100096871223.0x000003> [accessed 18 July 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100096871223.0x000003
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100096871223.0x000003">'Translation of a Letter from His Majesty Fatteh Ali Shah to His Excellency the Right Honorable Gilbert Lord Minto Governor General of India' [‎1v] (2/4)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100096871223.0x000003"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00010d/IOR_L_PS_9_68_126_0002.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00010d/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/9/68/126
- Title
- 'Translation of a Letter from His Majesty Fatteh Ali Shah to His Excellency the Right Honorable Gilbert Lord Minto Governor General of India'
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- Qājār, Fath-‘Ali Shāh
- Usage terms
- Public Domain