'Vol 166 1850 Muscat' [front-i] (2/84)
The record is made up of 1 file, 15 items (41 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1850-2 Nov 1850. 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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Correspondence between the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Major, then Lieutenant-Colonel, Samuel Hennell), his native Agents Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat and Sharjah, and 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. . The correspondence in the file reports on the hostilities taking place between the Governor of Muscat, Thuwaini bin Said, and the Chief of Suhar, Said Hamood bin Azan, and the Bombay and India Governments' responses to the crisis.
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- 1 file, 15 items (41 folios)
- Arrangement
The correspondence in the file is arranged in a rough chronological order, from the earliest piece at the front of the file, to the latest at the end.
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Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the last page of correspondence, with a pencil number in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The inside back cover is unfoliated.
Condition: Close-cropping of pages during a earlier binding/preservation, has resulted in some words at the edges of the page being truncated. There is also evidence of insect damage on some pages. Neither of these issues affect the legibility or understanding of items in the file.
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- IOR/R/15/1/119
- Title
- 'Vol 166 1850 Muscat'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence