'Precis of information on the political condition of the States situated on or connected with the North West and Western Frontier of British India' [‎61r] (3/20)

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The item consists of a summary document enclosed within a 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 East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. . The document, written by William Henry Wathen, Secretary in the Persian Department, provides brief details on the political status of 'states' under the following headings:

• 'Cashmere' [Kashmir]
• 'Chinese Tartary' [parts of modern-day China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Bhutan and Nepal]
• 'Independent Tartary' [parts of modern-day Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan]
• 'Countries formerly dependent on or in the vicinity of Afghan states'
• 'Afghan territories'
• 'Beloocheestan [Balochistan] and Mukran [Makran]'
• 'Scind' [Sindh]
• 'Persia' [Iran]
• ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '
• 'The Provinces of Oman in Arabia'
• 'Coast of Arabia from Muskat [Muscat] to the straights of Babeel Mandeeb [Bab el Mandeb]'
• 'Red Sea'
• 'Arabia'
• 'Egypt and Nubia'
• 'Abyssinia (Hubbush)' [Ethiopia]
• 'North East and East Coasts of Africa'
• 'East Coast of Africa called by the natives Suwahil [suwāḥil or ‘coasts’ in Arabic]'

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 1631, Draft 696, 1835', 'Coll[ection] N. 4', 'Bombay Political Department', 'Examiner’s Office 1835'.

Extent and format

1 item (10 folios)

Arrangement

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 61), noting 'Page', 'Date', 'From', 'To' and 'Date of Consultation'.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 60, and terminates at f 69, 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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