'Précis of the Affairs of the Persian Coast and Islands, 1854-1905 By J A Saldanha, BA LL B' [75r] (149/212)
The record is made up of 1 volume (106 folios). It was created in 21 Mar 1906. It was written in English. 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.—Banamull versus Saiyid Muhammad Baker.
0 , n . the i 2 ^ th .J urie l882 . Banamull, a Multani residing in Bandar
as, wro e to the Resident that he had a claim for 400
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
, accordinof to
a bend in h.s possession, against Saiyid Muhammad Baker who was then in
, Z ; T t, ' 111 f'K 6 ". 1 in Shlraz was instructed, 7th July, to represent this
claim to the bhiraz authorities and press for a settlement.
, iSg. Eanamull aeain petitioned the Resident, 26th September, on the
su ject, but stated his claim was^ only for 200
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
, as 200
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
of the
original bond had been pre^ously paid. Copy of this petition was sent to the
British Agent, bhiraz, in reference, with instructions to press for an early settle-
ment and to report the result.
The Shiraz Agent replied on the 23rd October that Saivid Muhammad had
been tor some time a prisoner in the house of the Begler'Begee. and arrange-
ments were being made for payment of his debts, but that he had lately escaped
and taken sanctuary in the Musjid-i-Now, and that the authorities declared
nothing could be done towards a settlement of his claims until he came out of
sanctuary. The Shiraz Agent was instructed, 30th October, to continue to press
the case. r
490. On 20th November Shiraz Agent replied that the Sahib Dewan stated
that Saiyid Muhammad was also indebted to Persian subjects, and that a little
patience was necessary; that after the.!3th Moharram (25th November) the
debtor would be induced to leave the sanctuary when arrangements would be
made for the recovery of the Persian claims, when Banamull's claim would also
be duly recovered.
491. The Shiraz Agent now forwarded copy of a letter from the Sahib Dewan,
dated 7th January 1883, in which he stated that the debtor has escaped, and that
he had not a " Dinar's " worth of property.
(ixxiv) Conversion to Islam of a Hindu Fakir at Bandar Abbas, 1885.
492. In February 1885 a Hindu dervish named Motiram absconded from the
External a., May 1885,Nos. 107-122. Hindu quarters at Bandar Abbas and it
was alleged that he had stolen several artiV
cles of jewelry and some cash. A complaint was made by the Baniahs to the
Foreign Office Agent at Bandar Abbas, who referred the matter to Mirza
Nasrullah, who was apparently acting for the Deputy Governor Mirza Muhammad
Hasan Khan. The Baniahs insisted on the latter to have a search made for the
missing man and to produce him. But there was much delay, and when the man
made his appearance it was found that he had been circumcised and declared
himself a Muhammadan.
493. There was considerable excitement among the Hindus, who closed
their shops to show their indignation and made loud complaints against the pro-
ceedings of Mirza Nasrullah Khan.
494. The Resident caused the convert to be brought to Bushire to be tried.
The Hindus accused the man of having stolen money and valuables from their
temple with the connivance of the locum tenens of the Deputy Governor and the
Daragha named Cumbar. There was no sufficient proof of the alleged crime to
convict the accused according to British law, but there were, in the opinion of
the Resident, strong grounds for suspicion.
495. As regards the act of conversion the Resident thought that the local
authorities had acted with indecent haste and improper secrecy. The convert,
however, alleged that he was moved by religious zeal only.
496. The Deputy Governor Mirza Muhammad Khan promised to remove
his man Nasrullah and deposed the Darogha and concurred with the Resident
that the convert should not be allowed to return to Bandar Abbas.
497. Soon after Muhammad Hassan Khan resigned his posts of Deputy
Governor of Bandar Abbas and Lingah and Customs Commissioner and was
succeeded by Muhammad Hussain Mirza.
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This volume is a collection of correspondence about the Persian Coast, selected by Jerome A Saldanha and printed in Simla in 1906.
The volume is divided into twelve chapters:
- Internal Affairs, with list of officials and events (folios 7-16);
- Claims of the Imam of Maskat [Muscat] to the islands of Kishm, Angaum and Ormuz and the town of Bandar Abbas and its dependencies (folios 17-30);
- Anglo-Persian War of 1856-57. British Expedition to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Karun River (folios 31-34);
- Various attempts made to establish Persian influence in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1887-1905 (folios 35-39);
- 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. appointments, establishments, and guards and buildings on the Persian Coast and Islands (folios 40-49);
- British extra-territorial jurisdiction on the Persian Coast and Islands (folios 50-62);
- Questions of Status (folios 63-69);
- Claims of British subjects and protegés against the Persian Government and Officials and Persian subjects (folios 70-80);
- Certain miscellaneous affairs with regard to British relations with Persia (folios 81-87);
- Infringement of British Commercial Rights (folios 88-94);
- Introduction of Belgian Customs Administration and new Tariff, 1900-1905 (folios 95-100);
- Persian interference with the British Postal arrangements (folios 101-103).
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- 1 volume (106 folios)
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Foliation: the sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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