‘Proceedings adopted in consequence of the depredations committed by the Joasmee pirates in the Persian Gulph, Vol. 1’

Content

This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from 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. . It is the first in a series of 8 items on the subject of the alleged piracy of 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. ] (the others are: IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17853 and 17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17856 and 17857). The main subjects are:

Reports of piratical activity by the Joasmee along the coast between Bombay and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. between 1815 and 1818, and the measures taken to protect vessels sailing under British colours. The reports include:

• Details of a consultation between William Bruce, the Resident at Bushire and Hussan bin Rahmah [Ḥasan bin Raḥmah 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. ], the ruler of Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah, also referred to as Ras-ul-Khima and Ras-ool Khyma], and Bruce’s demand for recompense for the alleged Joasmee capture and plunder of three ships belonging to merchants from Surat
• Offers of assistance to Britain against the Joasmee from the Imam of Muscat and Shaikh Rahmah bin Jauber [Shaikh Raḥmah bin Jābir Āl Jalāhimah], the chief of the Āl Jalāhimah clan, along with an account of the history of this clan and the other clans of the Uttoobee [Banī ʿUtbah] tribe.

The expedition against Rasul Khyma carried out in December 1819 under the command of Major General Sir William Grant Keir, including:

• The instructions issued and preparations made for the expedition
• Accounts of the attacks on the port of Rasul Khyma and the fort of Zyah [Dhayah]
• The articles of a General Treaty intended to bring about the cessation of piracy in the Gulf; and the articles of preliminary treaties with individual tribal rulers
• Plans for a new station in the Gulf, to be located in Kishm [Qeshm], to ensure that the new treaties are observed
• The reaction of Persia [Iran] to the expedition
• An account of the journey of Captain George Forster Sadlier across the Arabian Peninsula on a mission to Ibrahim, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Viceroy of Egypt.

The expeditions carried out against the Beni-boo Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe in 1820 and 1821.

The title page (f 114) of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political No. 12', 'PC [Previous Communication] 16, Draft 383', and 'Examiner's Office'.

Extent and format

1 item (210 folios)

Arrangement

There is no chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 114, and terminates at 323, 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/4/648/17850

History of this record

Date(s)

19 May 1815-29 Aug 1821 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 7 Aug 1822, draft 383/1821-22, IOR/E/4/1042 pp 68-128. See also IOR/F/4/541/13141

Subjects

General Maritime Treaty (1820)PiracyPersian Gulf Campaign (1819)

Places

Rasul Khyma

People & organisations

Chief of the Āl Jalāhimah ClanRuler of Ra's al-Khaymah and SharjahResidentGovernment of BombayWilliam GrantGeorge Forster SadleirBanī Bū ‘Alī (Tribe)al-Qawāsim (Tribe)

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