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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎97v] (199/602)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. 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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. POLITICAL
Mohammerali suffered severely from epidemic cholera, which also visited
Arabistan generally, and Shushter.
8.—PERSIAN BALUCHISTAN.
During the absence from Persia of His Majesty the Shah last summer, a
serious insurrection occurred in this province.
It appears to have arisen from the cruelty and misconduct of the Governor
of Baluchistan, Ahu\ Eath Khan, who seized several Baluch Chiefs in a trea.
cherous manner and offered outrage to their women.
For some time the Chief town, Bampur, was in the hands of the insurgents,
and the Persian Governor besieged in a neighbouring fort.
Acting on information conveyed through Her Majesty's Legation, tlie
Amin-ul-Mulk, who had been left in charge of affairs at Tehran, ordered the
Persian Governor of Baluchistan to be deposed, and Sirteep Zeyn-el-Abedeen was
appointed to relieve him. Every opportunity was taken by the British officials
to urge the disaffected Baluch Chiefs to avoid committing themselves to revolt,
and eventually quiet was restored.
The petty Governments are still in a somewhat unsettled condition, and it
is difficult to ascertain what persons are really in authority in the various dis
tricts.
About Jask, disturbances have been created by certain relations of Meer
Abdul Nubbee, who is still a prisoner in the hands of the Persian authorities at
Bushire.
9.—SLAVE TRAFFIC.
A considerable number of fresh African slaves yearly reach the northern
coasts of Arabia, both by sea and by overland routes. During the past year a
few Africans were liberated from slavery through the exertion of our Native
Agents. Three were brought by sea to Umm-el-Kawain, and being demanded,
were handed over to 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 by the Chief and liberated.
At Shargah, a Nakhoda attempted to carry two female Africans in slavery
to the Persian Coast, but the Agent interfered, and eventually both women were
sent to Muscat and liberated.
In September information was received that seven fresh African slaves had
been imported to Lingah from Soor. Every effort was made to get hold of these
persons and have the importer punished, but the action and attitude of the Per-
sian officials completely frustrated all attempts. Curiously enough, the dallal,
who imported the slaves, died immediately after the inquiry was instituted,
from the sting of a hornet.
His Excellency the Saad-ul-Mulk subsequently issued a notification to the
effect that persons engaging in slave traffic will be punished, and the farmer of
customs was enjoined to bring all cases of importation to the notice of the
authorities.
In October the Hesidency 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 15 slaves, 8 males and 7 females, 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.
10.-—.ROYAL NAVY VESSELS.
Her Majesty s ships Kingfisher and Sphinx were stationed in the Gulf. Com-
mandsrs Lindsay and Boldero, each in turn being senior naval officer on the

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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

The Reports include a general summary by 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. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up 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. , and topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)
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The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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