‘Proposed negotiations with the Joasmee and Wahabee chiefs for the suppression of piracy.’

Content

This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bengal and Bombay.

The primary subjects are:

• The efforts of the Imam of Muscat to reinstate Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] as Ruler of Rusul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah, and various spellings throughout]
• The hope that the treaty originally made between Britain and the Joasmee [ Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] in 1806 might be renewed and agreements made with other Gulf rulers, and the instructions given to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Bushehr], to this end
• Reports of piracy in the Gulf, off the coasts of Cutch [Kutch] and Sind [Sindh], and around the port of Porebunder [Porbandar], and the actions taken to counter this
• An approach from Sauad ben Abdil Azees [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], Emir of Diriyah, seeking closer relations with Britain.

The title page (f 208) of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political No. 19, Season 1814/15, Draft 190’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, January 1815’.

Extent and format

1 item (43 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 208, and terminates at 250, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/449/10779

History of this record

Date(s)

25 Feb 1807-16 Apr 1814 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 19 May 1815, draft 190/1814-15, IOR/E/4/1032 pp 766-71. See also IOR/F/4/415/10276, IOR/F/4/416/10290

Subjects

AlliancesPiracy

People & organisations

Government of BengalEmir of DiriyahResidentGovernment of BombayĀl Bū Sa'īd dynasty, Imam of Muscat and OmanSulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī

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