‘Vol 1 Affairs of the Persian Gulf’ [‎288r] (75/128)

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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters 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 eleven items about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93538, 93539, 93540, 93541, 93542, and 93543). The correspondent is 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 item concerns:

• Incidents of ‘piracy’ across the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
• Relations between sheiks Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Essa bin Tareef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin 'Alī al-'Utbī], and Abdullah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah]
• Relations between the Wahabee [Wahabi] ruler Ameer Fysul [Amir Fayṣal bin Turki bin Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd], and Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], acting for the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]
• The wreck of the brig Mary Mullaby [ Mary Mallaby ] and a possible robbery or insurance fraud connected with the wreck
• The conduct of Mirza Mahomed Ali [Mīrza Muḥammed ‘Alī], the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Bahrein [Bahrain] with regard to interfering in the politics of Bahrein
• The evacuation of the island of Kharrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] by its inhabitants
• The number and quality of vessels deployed in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Red Sea
• A possible fraud connected with the vessel Narrayen Pursud [Nārayaṇa Parsād] .

The papers which were enclosed in the letters are in the other volumes in the series. The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Coll No [Collection Number] 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (64 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 251 and terminates at f 314, 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.

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English in Latin script

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