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[Khiva Papers]
Catalogue reference: RSAA/SC/S/RS/1
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This record is about the [Khiva Papers] dating from 1840-1911.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RSAA/SC/S/RS/1
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Title (The name of the record)
- [Khiva Papers]
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840-1911
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Description (What the record is about)
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Various documents concerning the intervention of Sir Richmond Shakespear to secure the release of a large group of Russian prisoners from captivity at Khiva, Afghanistan, and their subsequent escort to Orenburg in 1840.
See also Shakespear's letter and statement to the editor of the Calcutta Review (RSAA/SC/S/RS/6/60), as well as other letters with accounts written by Shakespear at the time of the action.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Society for Asian Affairs
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11 files
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2d3d7190-d5de-42df-b62e-ea2beeb98e75/
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RSAA/SC/S
Shakespear Family
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This record is held at Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Within the fonds: RSAA
Archive of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Within the sub-fonds: RSAA/SC
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Within the series: RSAA/SC/S
Shakespear Family
Within the sub-series: RSAA/SC/S/RS
Shakespear, Sir, Richmond Campbell, 1812-1861
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[Khiva Papers]