‘Death of Sheik Hussain, Bedowin Chief’
IOR/F/4/1797/73818
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The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 22 Jul 1838-30 Aug 1838. 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 copies of correspondence enclosed with a political letter 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. [Mumbai] to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company. The item refers to an update by Lieutenant J Buckle, Commander of the Company ship Euphrates , on the activity of Ibrahim Pacha [Ibrāhīm Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ] in Yemen. Whilst Buckle’s predecessor, Lieutenant Nott, had reported in June 1838 that Ibrahim Pacha had relinquished his territory to Sheik Hussain [Shaikh Ḥusayn], ‘a powerful Bedowin [Bedouin] Chief’, Buckle now writes that this move turned out to be a ruse, that Sheik Hussain has subsequently been killed and that his eldest son, Shaik Cassim [Shaikh Qāsim], has been taken prisoner. Buckle further reports that, whilst Sheik Hussain’s widow and his other son have retained possession of his fort in the hills, his allies will be concerned by the loss of this influential figure.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 2540, Draft 81, 1840’, ‘Collection No. 14’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.
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- 1 item (6 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 249), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 248, and terminates at f 253, 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 item 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/F/4/1797/73818
- Date(s)
- 22 Jul 1838-30 Aug 1838 (CE, Gregorian)
- Related primary sources
Bom Pol 12 Mar 1840, draft 81/1840, IOR/E/4/1065 p 1273. See also IOR/F/4/1783/73328.
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- Assassination
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- Yemen
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- Government of BombayIbrāhīm Kavali
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- IOR/F/4/1797/73818
- Title
- ‘Death of Sheik Hussain, Bedowin Chief’
- Pages
- 248r:253v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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