Persian Gulf Affairs [323v] (246/348)
The record is made up of 1 item (173 folios). It was created in 25 Jun 1839-4 Oct 1839. 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 papers mainly relate to affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Afghanistan.
They notably cover and include:
- Movement and actions of Egyptian forces in Arabia during the Anglo-Afghan War, including distribution and position of units; details of Bedouin troops and positions; their military weapons and equipment; troops under the command of Mahomed Ally of Egypt [Kavalali, Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Governor of Egypt] and other aspects of the conflict
- Restrictions on commerce in Karrack port [Kharg, also known as Khark; also written as Kharrack in the correspondence], as imposed by the British Government
- Report on the proceedings of Captain Atkins Hamerton, on a Mission to Baghdad (various spellings used throughout), including observations on the city and its officials
- Correspondence between British officials and Khorshid Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Hurshid Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Amir al-Umara] Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Forces in Nedgd [Najd].
The item also includes intelligence reports (entitled ‘news letters’) covering the following: events in Lahore; Peshawar; Cabool [Kabul]; Bokhara [Bukhara]; Herat; the Army of the Indus; Nipal [Nepal]; British Mission to Heerat [Herat]; financial matters.
The main correspondents are: John Pollard Willoughby, Secretary to the Government, Bombay [Mumbai]; Lestock Robert Reid, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay; Stafford Bettesworth Haines, 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. in Aden; William Sprott Boyd, Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay; Colonel Campbell, HM Consul General in Alexandria; Samuel Hennell, Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Colonel Justin Sheil, Secretary to the British Legation in Persia [Iran].
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- 1 item (173 folios)
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The entries are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the grouping.
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Persian Gulf Affairs [323v] (246/348), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 201-374, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100126983373.0x000036> [accessed 13 July 2026]
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- IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 201-374
- Title
- Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 201r:251r, 252v:260v, 265v:296v, 298v:312v, 315r:374v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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