Rebellion of Mohammad Yaqub Khan

IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 156-242

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The record is made up of 1 item (87 folios). It was created in 4 Jun 1871-14 Nov 1871. 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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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 17 October 1871, concerning the Rebellion of Mahomed Yacoob Khan [Mohammad Yaqub Khan] in Afghanistan.

The papers cover: telegram from Charles Alison, HBM's Minister at Teheran [Tehran], concerning Persian policy in Afghanistan (folio 157); 'Narrative of Recent Events in Afghanistan, from the Recovery of Candahar to the Conclusion of the Rebellion of Yacoob Khan', by Henry LePoer Wynne, Under-Secretary to the Government of India, 28 August 1871, including references to the policy of the Persian Government on Yaqub Khan's presence in Persian territory (folios 222-225); and translated intelligence reports from the Agent at Meshed, June 1871.

The Enclosures are dated 9 June to 28 August 1871.

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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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IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 156-242
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Secret No. 68 of 1871

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