'No 117 From August 1839 To May 1840. Translation Book Commencing 24th August'

IOR/R/15/1/85

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The record is made up of 1 volume (132 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1839-24 May 1840. 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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The volume contains translations of letters received by the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from August 1839 to May 1840.

The correspondence relates to affairs on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in particular the situation at Braimee [Al Buraymī] (also given as Brenie, Braymee) where the Naiem [Al Na'īm] tribe and the people of Braimee were at war with Sheik Kuleefa bin Shakbut [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakbut], Sheik of Abothabee [Abu Dhabi] and the Zuweier tribe; and discussing Captain Atkins Hamerton who was sent to Braimee to provided representation and assistance from the British Government.

Also discussed are the relations between the various Arab chiefs including Sheik Sultan bin Sugger [Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr] of Shargah [Sharjah] and Raasulkhyma [Ra's al Khaymah], Sheik Muktoom [Shaikh Maktūm bin Buṭṭī] of Debay [Dubai], Sheik Abdoolla bin Rashid [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid] of Umulgaweim [Umm al Qaywayn], Sheik Abdool Azeez bin Rashid bin Humoud [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Rāshid bin Ḥumayd] (of Ajman), Sheik Kuleefa bin Shakbut and Sheik Abdoola bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah] of Bahrein [Bahrain], including their allegiances and disputes with each other and the British Government and concluding with a truce signed between them in April 1840.

Correspondence also relates to the movements and affairs of Koochid Pacha [Khurshid Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ], Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Forces in Nejd [Najd] and Khaled ben Saud [K̲h̲ālid bin Sa‘ūd] ruler of Nejd; and affairs Oman including fighting between the different tribes there, particularly the Beni boo Allee [Banī Bū ‘Alī], Beni boo Hussun [Banī Bū Ḥasan] and Jiniba [Āl Djanaba] tribes, and correspondence with the Imam of Muscat (Saʻīd bin Sulṭān).

Also included are letters from Meerza [Mirza] Riza , news writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. at Sheeraz [Shiraz] reporting on matters in Fars and Persia in general, focusing particularly on the relationship between the Sherazees (people of Shiraz) and the Prince of Shiraz and the Toorks (Persian soldiers from the north of the country), but also including reports on the involvement of Bakir Khan, Chief of Tangistan [Tangestān]; the situation in Bushire, Kharassan [Khorāsān], Meshed [Mashhad], Herat and other towns where affairs were equally unstable; the movements and actions of the Shah of Persia in response to the outbreaks of instability; and the murder of Jumal Khan, the Governor of Bushire in December 1839.

Other matters of note include an outbreak of Cholera in Bahrein and Kuteef [Al-Qaṭīf] in September 1839; acts of piracy in the Gulf; correspondence on trade throughout the Gulf; reports on the pearl fishing season; reports of a battle between the Ottoman and Egyptian Armies near Aleppo; and the affairs of Sheik Abdool Rahman [‘Abd al Rahman] of Kishm [Qeshm]

The correspondence comprises mainly of reports and letters submitted by the Native Agents Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the 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. , including Meerza Muhammed Ally [Mirza Muḥammad ‘Alī], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Bahrein [Bahrain]; Moollah Hossein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah; Hajee Jassim [Haji Jasim], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Lingard [Lengeh]; and the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat (Reubed Aslan (also given as Artan), Khoaja Rubil (also given as Khojah Roubin)).

Extent and format
1 volume (132 folios)
Arrangement

The correspondence has been arranged chronologically according to the date it was received at the Bushire 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. .

Physical characteristics

Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. This sequence, which should be used for referencing, begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside back cover, on number 132.

Pagination: There is also a pagination sequence, which is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos.

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English in Latin script
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Letter book

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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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IOR/R/15/1/85

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18 Aug 1839-24 May 1840 (CE, Gregorian)

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