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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [670r] (1341/1386)
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aThesed ou ments,, translations of which I have the honour to inclose, are letters
addressed to Sheikh Obeidullah by Hamza Agha, Abdul Kader, the Sheikh’s son, and
a ench nan, named Alexander Reynart. The information they contain is of course
no longer of interest or importance, but His Majesty particularly wished your
Lordship s attention to be drawn to their style, and to the titles by which the Sheikh
is addressed, which are those commonly used in Persian when writing to the Shah
himself. His Majesty adduces this as a proof of how ambitious are the views of the
Sheikh who is arrogating to himself on Persian soil titles which properly belong to
the Ruler of the land. J
I have, &c.
(Signed) RONALD F. THOMSON.
Inclosure in No. 84.
Letters addressed to Sheikh Obeidullah.
(Translation.)
Hamza Agha Thekour to Sheikh Obeidullah,
FOR two days we have been fighting at the town of Binah, and have completely
beseiged the place, so that no one can leave the fortress. I hope that Providence
will vouchsafe us success and that the army of the enemy may be scattered like
poppy seed.
On receipt of this I beg your Highness to send immediately 1,000 men, and as
many Martini rifles and as much ammunition as possible. I trust you will not forget
me in your prayers.
(Note.—The titles employed in the above letter are such as are used in addressing
a Royal Prince.)
Sheikh Abdul Kader to Sheikh Obeidullah.
I have had the honour to receive your Majesty’s letter handed to me by Mollah
Hassan, and have been greatly delighted at hearing that Oroomiah has been besieged,
two guns captured, and that the Mussulman troops have been victorious, and that the
people of Oroomiah have been reduced to great straits. May it please God to grant
us speedy and complete victory. I send your Majesty 2,000 horsemen, who will
attend you day and night; their leaders have given me assurances of fidelity. My
force here is small as I have only the men of Khan Baha Khan, Hamza Agha, the
Herza Chiefs, and a few of the Dehiguer tribe. T'he enemy is before us. Gul Ali
Agha has gone over to them ; his face has been blackened ! After taking Oroomiah,
pray send me 1,000 men with the necessary munitions. Come yourself quickly.
Letter (unsigned) addressed to Sheikh Obeidullah.
The orders which your Majesty was graciously pleased to give me have been
carried out properly and with due moderation. By the salt of his blessed Majesty the
Sheikh not a soul is left in the villages from fear of the raiders-the people have all
fled in dismay. It is not probable that your Majesty’s high sense of justice would
permit such doings in those parts. The rice fields are without owners ; the stores of
train have been pillaged. I fear that your Majesty’s victorious army may thus be
hindered in its action by want of provisions. May God grant your Majesty victory !
May it please your Majesty to send me 20 or 30 men to protect my property. I
have many horsemen here at your Majesty’s service, but they do not obey me.
(Note.—The titles employed throughout these two letters are those used in
addressing the Shah.)
Abdul Kader to Sheikh Obeidullah.
With regard to my defeat at Binah, the reason I was unsuccessful was that some
of my people came to an understanding with the enemy. The fighting went on for
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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