Principle Clauses of the Proposed Treaty of Peace between Russia and Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/71/141
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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in Dec 1827. It was written in French and 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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The principle clauses, in French, of the proposed treaty of peace between Russia and Persia [Iran], for the cessation of the ongoing war [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. The key clauses include the cession of the provinces of Erivan [Yerevan], Naktchevan [Nakhchivan] and Talysche [Talish] to Russia, and the payment of fifteen kurours [crores] of tomauns [ tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , Persian currency] by Persia to Russia. This document also includes terms stipulating the conditions under which this payment must be made, and the subsequent withdrawal of Russian troops from occupied Persian territory in Azerbijan [Azerbaijan] upon payment.
This document was originally enclosed, numbered 12, in dispatch No. 77 of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 15 December 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/129).
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- Principle Clauses of the Proposed Treaty of Peace between Russia and Persia
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