'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎307r] (614/1386)

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Despite the constant activity of all the
greventative resources at command, slavery (
continues to be common along the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . V-
Several notable instances of the daring with -
which the trade is carried on are related by Colonel
Ross, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , in the Adminis
tration Report for 1889-90, which has just come
to hand. The slaves reach the northern coast of
Arabia all the year round both by sea and land 1
On one occasion information was received
that seven fresh African slaves had been im
ported to Lingah from Soor. Every eflfort, Colo
nel Ross says, was made to get hold of these
persons and have the importer punished, but the
action and attitude of the Persian officials
completely frustrated all attempts. Curiously
enough, the dalal who imported the slaves died -
immediately after the inquiry was instituted,
from the sting of a hornet. Eventually the
Saad-ul-Mulk issued a notification to the effect
that persons engaging in slave traffic will be
punished, and the farmer of customs was en
joined to bring all cases of importation to the
notice of the authorities. So far he has not
brought much information, it would seem ; but
whether this is because nothing has happened,
or for some less innocent reason, has not so far
transpired. In October the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent
at Bahrain reported that persons returned -
from the Mecca pilgrimage had brought a
larger number of slaves than usual, some by sea
and some by land. This was brought to the
notice of the Chief of Bahrain, who acted
loyally and traced fifteen slaves, seven of whom
were girls or women who had been freshly
imported. The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. steamer Lawrence
was despatched to Bahrain for these Africans,
who were manumitted at Bushire, At Shargah
an attempt was made to take two African
women in captivity to the Persian coast, but the
Agent interfered, and they were sent to Muscat
and there liberated. The cases cited however
by Colonel Ross constitute only a few out of
many, and there is reason to believe that an
organized system of slavery is in existence
between the old African slave ports and the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . At Muscat, for instance, there were,
according to this report, no seizures of slave
dhows, but there seems no doubt that a con
siderable number of slaves were surreptitiously
landed hard by.
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