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'File W/4 Hostilities in Persia: Tangistan Blockade; Confiscation of Tea for Tangistan' [86r] (173/411)
The record is made up of 1 file (203 folios). It was created in 28 Jul 1915-30 Jul 1918. It was written in English, French, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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3. Soraa iayo ago the people of i 'anileh, who belong ti
trite'of, and are aer /ants of Huanain i^han surrounded the nouoe
of a c^rLciin liaji «li, who lived in one of the Maelleh villages,
and '.rao re la t ad to Zair uuhaminad Haji Galeh, and aaaistlng
the enei lee of liueaain Khan. They killed Haji All himself and
his son, ar. I for se/eral days 'xept the eillage of the latter
strictly besieged, but had to retire owing to dearth of arvnuni-
tion.
4. Zair Khidhar ar I ThajVh Huasain and waggrnu^s ha/e written
lattors to ail the people of Jashti, saying that Soulet-ud-Doulel
Is coming to ^ashti and ^angistan in order to assist the British
Gcvorrnert and take o/er the Governorship and ruin themselves
and the people of ^ashti. I'hey ask thera to send speedily *>00
iUfan ^chls *ith fur ls to x'angistan to stop him. Abdul Hassan
ani Zair iruhammad intended to go off and .Join them, but Hussain
they
^han caused this skirmish to occur, and/were unable to leave,.
Of course as far as possible he is preventing a single man from
i olr ^ to i'ar.^istan.
But it is essential, that as soon as possible, you should
serd o^f either Zair Abdullah Khan or TJ'aqih •'uham^ad Khan, so
that Kussain Khan'o following should not fall ^oul of each other
and that matters shoul I be properly set right,
5. toats from Madureari and ^ilwar are bringing and smuggling
hack lar^e quantities of goods from Bahrain: tea has got very
cheap in rar ^iatan. -heir boats are constantly taking to and
brln^in> ^ron- balirain smuggled goods.
6. The people of baraki, in particular Rais GhulamAli, ac-
cording to the reports of the ...udir there, are acting very well
indeed. Zair ilhidhar both in writing and verbally is openly
expressing his hostility towards them, while they pay no at
tention.
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This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain and the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, as well as Sheikh ‘Isā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalifah, ruler of Bahrain, and Sheikh Qāsim bin Mahzā’, Qāḍī of Bahrain.
The correspondence concerns the anti-British revolt of the Tangsiri and Qashqai tribes, headed by Ra’īs ‘Alī Dalvārī under the influence of Wilhelm Wassmuss, and the aftermath of their attack on the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire on 12 July 1915. Included within the correspondence are: letters concerning the occupation of the town of Bushire, British counter-raids and the death of Ra’īs ‘Alī Delvārī; the imposition of a blockade on Tangsiri boats operating in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; statements and customs papers (Acquit de Sortie and Permis de Cabotage) from various Bahraini and Persian nākhudā s ( dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. boat captains) gathered by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ; the arrest and detention of Yūsuf Fakhrū on suspicion of political dealings with Germany; attacks against British diplomatic missions and residents in Persia, including Shiraz and Isfahan; and information concerning German activities in Persia during the First World War.
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- 1 file (203 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: Foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 2, and runs through to 201, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.
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- English, French, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/50
- Title
- 'File W/4 Hostilities in Persia: Tangistan Blockade; Confiscation of Tea for Tangistan'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6r, 7v, 7ar:7av, 8r:17v, 19r:22v, 25v:26v, 28r:35v, 35ar:35av, 36r:51v, 51ar:51av, 52r:61v, 62v:95v, 97v:102v, 105v, 106v:114v, 115v:118v, 118ar:118av, 119r:133v, 134v, 135v:144v, 145v:152v, 165r:183v, 183ar:183av, 184r:188v, 189v:196v, 196ar:196av, 197r:200v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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