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Bokhaurau Affairs
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 1a-27
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This record is about the Bokhaurau Affairs dating from 16 Jun 1841.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/5/395, ff 1a-27
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bokhaurau Affairs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 16 Jun 1841
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Description (What the record is about)
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This item consists of copies of letters from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Stoddart at Bokhaurau [Bukhara, also spelled Bokhara in this item], mostly concerning the desire of the Ameer [Emir] of Bokhaurau for a treaty of alliance with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Stoddart also gives his opinion on the disposition of the Shauh of Persia [Shah of Iran] towards the 'English'. The letters are mainly addressed to Lord Palmerston, HM Minister for Foreign Affairs. There are also extracts of letters from Stoddart to Arthur Conolly, a letter to the Secretary to the Government of India, and a letter from Stoddart addressed to his relations, brothers and sisters. In addition, there is translated copy of a letter from the King of Bokhara [the Amir of Bukhara, Nasrullah Khan] to Queen Victoria, dated 16 March 1841. The letters are dated 17 February to 30 March 1841, and the copies were enclosed in a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 47 of 1841, dated 16 June 1841.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- No. 47 of 1841
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 item (29 folios)
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e6ccf313-2afd-4ee7-8978-b2ee04c23e28/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/5
Secret Correspondence with India
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/5
Secret Correspondence with India
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/5/363-509
Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
Within the file: IOR/L/PS/5/395
'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 33.
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Bokhaurau Affairs