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'Asia. Afghanistan, Persia, Turkestan, Burma, and China. Chronological Table of Events from June 1885 to December 1885.' [‎1r] (1/12)

The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1888-26 Feb 1913. 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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ASIA.
AFGHANISTAN, PERSIA, TURKESTAN, BURMA, AND CHINA.
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF EVENTS FROM JUNE 1885 TO
DECEMBER 1887.
(In continuation of Table dated ‘iAth June 1885.)
Year.
1885
1886
Secretary of State.
Earl of Kimberley
Lord Randolph
Churchill.
Earl of Dufferin
5th June -
6th June -
24th June -
1st July
July
10th Sept. -
12th Sept. -
22nd Oct. -
2nd Nov. -
5th Nov. -
10th Nov. -
12th Nov.
14th Nov.
22nd Nov.
28th Nov.
29th Nov.
2nd Dec.
28 th Dec.
1st Jan.
Principal Events.
Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Atta Ulla
Khan as Agent of the Governor General at
Court of Amir of Afghanistan.
Colonel Lockhart’s Mission to Kashmir, Gilgit,
and Chitral authorized. It reached Gilgit
on 29th July 1885.
Lord Randolph Churchill assumes office as
Secretary of State.
Russian Central Asia Railway commenced at
Kizil Arvat. It reached Askabad, 29th No
vember 1885; Luftabad, 14th February 1886 ;
Merv, 2nd May 1886 ; and Charjui, 30th No
vember 1886.
Amir issues proclamation at Cabul announcing
his decoration with G. C. S. I. (investiture
having taken place on 12th April at Rawal
Pindi), and declaring the identity of English
and Afghan interests.
Protocol signed by English and Russian
Ministers for Foreign Affairs laying down the
line of boundary between Zulfikar and Islim,
and agreeing that the delimitation should be
carried--out by British and Russian Commis
sioners to meet at Zulfikar within two months.
Death of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Kashmir;
followed on the loth September by the recog
nition of his son, Mian Pertab Singh, as his
successor, and by the appointment of a British
Resident at his Court.
Burma. Despatch of Ultimatum to King
Theebaw.
Persia. Ayub Khan. Revised Agreement for
detention up to 31st December 1887 in Persia,
Her Majesty’s Government consenting to pay
Persia 12,000/. a year.
Death of Amir of Bokhara, Mozuffer-ed-din, and
succession of his son, Abdul Ahad Khan.
Meeting of the British and Russian Commis
sioners, Sir W. Ridgeway and Colonel Kuhl-
berg, with their respective parties, at Zulfikar.
First boundary pillar erected.
Frontier of Burma crossed by Expeditionary
Force, and outbreak of Third Burmese War.
Rising in Nepal: assassination of Prime
Minister Maharaja Runodip Singh ; succeeded
by Bir Shamshir Jang Rana Bahadur. New
Ministry recognized by the Government of
India on 30th January 1886.
Mandalay occupied.
Central Asian Railway opened to Askabad.
Announcement at Gwalior of the restoration of
fortress to Maharaja Scindia.
Boundary Commission separate for the winter.
Annexation of Upper Burma to the British
Empire.
16635. I. 367.

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The first part of the file (folios 1 to 2) consists of a chronological table of 'principal events' which took place in Afghanistan, Burma, China, Turkestan, and Persia between June 1885 and December 1887. Each entry includes a brief description and the date. In addition, it also indicates who was the Secretary of State for India and who was the Viceroy of India during the event in question. This list is dated 1 January 1888.

The second part of the file (folios 3 to 5) consists of a copy of letter from Sir Arthur Hirtzel to Mr Parker dated 26 February 1913. It concerns a compromise that might be reached with the Ottoman Empire over the status of Koweit [Kuwait]. It also includes copies of the following enclosures:

1. a proposed statement defining the territorial limits to which the British will guarantee the autonomy of the Sheikh of Koweit;

2. extract of a letter from Major Stuart George Knox, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait, dated 23 May 1908. It concerns the suzerainty of Anta'a;

3. extracts from Major Knox's report on his trip to Anta'a, which claims that the local population views the Sheikh of Koweit as their legitimate ruler;

4. extract of a letter from Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Koweit, dated 23 March 1910. It conveys some of his opinions concerning the territorial extent of Koweit;

5. extract from Captain Shakespear's diary dated 25 February 1910.

Also included in the second part is a map (folio 4) showing the limits of Koweit and adjacent territory, which includes south eastern Iraq, south western Persia, and a significant part of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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1 file (5 folios)
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The file consists of two parts: part one (folios 1 to 2) and part two (folios 3 to 5).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top 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 consists of two parts and each has an original printed pagination sequence.

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