‘Translation of a letter addressed by Mirza Mahomed Ali to H.E. the Kayim Mukam’ [‎1v] (2/8)

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Translation of a letter addressed by the Persian envoy Mirza Mahomed Ali [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad ʿAlī Khan Shīrāzī] to the Kayim Mukam [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qā'im-Maqām], the Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia [Iran]. The letter gives an account of Mirza Mahomed Ali’s mission to Tiflis [Tbilisi], including details of his discussions with Russian officials including the former Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Mazoravitch [Semyon Mazarovich], and the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov]. These details include:

• The delivery of messages from the Foreign Minister of Persia, Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Abū al-Ḥasan Khan Shīrāzī] and the 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. of Erivan [ Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. of Iravan or Yerevan, Ḥusayn Qulī Khan Qājār] to General Yermoloff
• General Yermoloff’s denial of a request for Mirza Mahomed Ali to proceed to St Petersburgh [St Petersburg]
• Russia’s eagerness to retaliate against Persia for the expense caused by the war [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], and the Emperor of Russia’s private view that Persia is the aggressor in the war and his hope of gaining ‘a fortress and a river’ to protect the Russian frontier with Persia
• The exchange of prisoners between Russia and Persia
• Russian military plans for offensive operations against Persia.

This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2, 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 21 April 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/214).

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