Record

Document Reference	Bu 25/93
Title	Letter from 6th Earl of Mayo [R. Bourke], Simla, India, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 29 July 1870.
Date	29 July 1870
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Comments on enclosed information [not present]; states that he cannot believe the 'Shahgarrie' could have been so foolish as to make such a proposal to the Ameer of Bukhara and comments on the character of Shahgarrie; informs him that he was going to ask Shir Ali for a denial; asks him to keep the information to himself.
Term	Central Asian affairs, 'Central Asian Question'

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6899	Shir Ali (1809-1879 ); Ameer of Afghanistan; (reigns from 1863)	1809-1879
NA6898	Khudayar (fl 1870); Ameer of Bukhara; ( Ameer 1864-71)	fl 1870
NA6897	Bourke; Richard S. (1822-1872); 6th Earl of Mayo; statesman	1822-1872
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882