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‘Translation of a letter addressed by Hussan Khan Sirdar to H.R.H. Abbas Meerza’ [2v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 1827. 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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Translation of a letter from Hussan Khan Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. [Ḥasan Qulī Khān Qājār] to Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Qājār], of 23 Shawal [Shawwāl, 1242 AH] [20 May 1827]. The letter concerns the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Hussan Khan Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. gives details of the Russian siege of Erivan [Yerevan], including the bombardment of the city and the conditions faced by the population. He also details the delay to the progress of a courier sent by Abbas Meerza caused by Russian troop movements in the area surrounding Erivan.
This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in dispatch No. 49, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the East India Company of 22 June 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/1).
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- Qājār, Ḥasan Qulī Khān
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