'File 52/4 (B 1) Persian Islands (1) Kais [Kish] Island'

IOR/R/15/1/470

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The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 13 Dec 1906-29 Jun 1908. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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Content: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status and ownership of Qais [Kish] island off the coast of Iran. The file contains a discussion of the island's history and a copy (with English translation) of the sanad (deed) through which the family of the Kowam-ul-Mulk of Shiraz claimed ownership of the island.
Extent and format: 1 file (18 folios)
Arrangement: The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
Physical characteristics: The file has been foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers marked in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The folio numbers are uncircled, except numbers 8 to 11, which are circled. There is an earlier foliation system that runs from folios 7 to 11, using ink numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages. The following foliation anomaly occurs: 1a.
Written in: English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
Type: Archival file

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/1/470
Former external reference(s): A Series: 52/4 Confidential Series: B 1
Date(s): 13 Dec 1906-29 Jun 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: KaisBūshehrAbū-ShahrHormuz Isle
People & organisations: James OrtonFrancis Warden

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/470
Title: 'File 52/4 (B 1) Persian Islands (1) Kais [Kish] Island'
Pages: front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:17v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence