Copy of Dispatch No. 48 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez, to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton
IOR/L/PS/9/70/228
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 13 May 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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Copy of dispatch No. 48 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez [Tabriz], to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton, of 13 May 1827. The letter originally enclosed copies of correspondence from 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 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] concerning the Russian siege at Erivan (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/229-230). Macdonald Kinneir indicates that he has reason to believe the veracity of the details reported in the enclosed documents, and reports on the progress of the Russian siege, indicating that Russia is seeking to capture Erivan as quickly as possible and suggesting that Erivan will soon fall.
This document was originally enclosed in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter 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 14 May 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/227).
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- Siege warfareRusso-Persian War (1826-1828)
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- East India Company Envoy to PersiaGovernment of Bengal, Chief Secretary
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