'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
IOR/F/4/190/4155
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The record is made up of 1 item (89 folios). It was created in 12 Oct 1798-23 Jul 1806. 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 item consists of correspondence regarding the situation in Muscat after the death in 1804 of the Imam Syed Sultan [Sultan bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id] and efforts to counter the naval activities of the Joasmee [Al-Qasimi] in the Gulf. The correspondence is particularly concerned with the capture by the Joasmee of two British ships, the Shannon and the Trimmer , and the eventual return of the Trimmer as part of a truce.
Other topics covered include:
· An attempted coup by Syed Gheiss [Qais bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id], the brother of the late Imam
· An Omani expedition to recover Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] from Mullah Hussain [Molla Husayn], ruler of Kishem [Qeshm]
· The establishment of a permanent 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 Muscat.
The correspondence consists mainly of letters between the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. and the Resident at Muscat. The other correspondents are: Mullah Hussain; Syed Gheiss; the Resident at Bussora [Basra]; the Resident at Bushire; Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi], Emir of Sharjah; and Syed Beder [Badr bin Saif Al Bu Sa’id], Regent of Oman.
The bulk of the item dates from the years 1805 and 1806, the earlier date range includes copies of the Anglo-Omani Agreement of 1798 and an amendment to it from 1800 (ff 17-19).
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- 1 item (89 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 2, and terminates at f 90, 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 file also contains an original pagination sequence.
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- English in Latin script
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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/F/4/190/4155
- Date(s)
- 12 Oct 1798-23 Jul 1806 (CE, Gregorian)
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- PiracyKings and rulers--SuccessionCoup d'étatsAnglo-Omani Agreement (1798)
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- MuscatGombroonPersian Gulf
- People & organisations
- Resident, BussoraĀl Bū Sa'īd dynasty, Imam of Muscat and OmanShaikh of KishmResident, MuscatGovernment of BombayEmir of Sharjah, Āl Qāsimī dynastyQais bin Ahmad Āl Bū Sa‘īdBadr bin Saif Āl Bū Sa‘īdĀl Qāsimī (Family)Āl Bū Sa'īd (Family)
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- Reference
- IOR/F/4/190/4155
- Title
- 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
- Pages
- 17r:18v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Sulṭān bin Aḥmad
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/F/4/190/4155
- Title
- 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
- Pages
- 65r:66v, 87r:89v
- Author
- Molla Husayn xx Mullah Hussain
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/F/4/190/4155
- Title
- 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
- Pages
- 66r:66v
- Author
- Āl Qāsimī, Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/F/4/190/4155
- Title
- 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
- Pages
- 79r:83v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Badr bin Saif xx Syed Beder
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/F/4/190/4155
- Title
- 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
- Pages
- 83r:85v
- Author
- Al Bu Sa'idi, Qais bin Ahmad
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/F/4/190/4155
- Title
- 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
- Pages
- 85r:86v
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, Imam Saud al Kabeer bin Abdul-Aziz Muhammad bin Saud
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/F/4/190/4155
- Title
- 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 1r:16v, 19r:64v, 67r:78v, 90r:90v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence