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.