The Persians amongst the English : episodes in Anglo-Persian history

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The Persians amongst the English : episodes in Anglo-Persian history

Denis Wright

I.B. Tauris, c1985

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Bibliography: p. 235-261

Includes index

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Table of Contents

  • The first ambassador to London
  • the Persian who represented England
  • "A dreadful, unforeseen and uncontrollable calamity"
  • the unwelcome ambassador
  • two Persians from India
  • envoy extraordinary
  • the earliest students
  • a tale of three princes
  • three diplomatic missions - the background, Husayn Khan, Ajudan Bashi's mission, 1839, Farrokh Khan, Amin ul-Mulk's mission, 1857-59, Mirza Ja'far Husayni, Moshir ud-Dowleh's mission, 1860-61
  • the Shah visits England - "Have you seen the Shah?" 1873, a second visit, 1889
  • some later students
  • the lottery swindle
  • freemasonry - a secret weapon of the English?
  • the garter nightmare
  • "Bastis" and proteges
  • the last of the Qajars. Appendix: Persian envoys up to 1925
  • British envoys up to 1926
  • an Anglo-Persian chronology
  • Mirza Abul Hasan's visit
  • Nasir ud-Din Shah's visit.

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