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