‘Dispatches received from Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia’

Content

Enclosures nos. 2-4 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 23 April 1845. The enclosures are dated 8 December 1844-15 February 1845.

The enclosures consist of copies of dispatches from Justin Sheil, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia, describing events in Persia [Iran] and beyond, including:

• An unsuccessful attempt by the Khan of Khiva to recapture Merve [Merv] from the Toorkomans [Teke Turkmen]
• British objections to the construction of a bastion close to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire [Bushehr]
• A demand from the Governor of Bushire for higher duties on the export of horses by British merchants, against the terms of an Anglo-Persian agreement
• Continued Russian military occupation of the Island of Ashoor Ada [Ashuradeh] off the Persian coast in the Caspian Sea
• A Persian investigation into American missionaries proselytising and making conversions to Christianity in Azerbijan [Azerbaijan]
• An unsuccessful attempt by Mahomed Bankir Khan, described as either a brother or a nephew of Agha Khan [Hasan Ali Shah, Aga Khan I], to invade Persia from Beloochistan [Balochistan].

The dispatches contain forwarded translations of letters from Hajee Meerza Aghasee [Haji Mirza Aqasi, Prime Minister of Persia] and other Persian officials.

Extent and format

1 item (46 folios)

It is part of

'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 74

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/436

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 357, and terminates at f 402, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/436, ff 357-402

History of this record

Date(s)

23 Apr 1845 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

MissionariesDefenceMilitary occupationReportsCustoms duty

Places

PersiaBeloochistan

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to IranGovernor of BushireGovernment of the Russian EmpirePrime Minister to the Shah of PersiaKhan of KhivaMuhammad Baqir Khan Mahallati

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