Affairs in the Bagdad Pachalic [‎42v] (14/22)

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This part of the volume consists of copies of an enclosure to a despatch 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. [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 3 of 1853, dated 13 January 1853. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 4 November 1852.

The enclosure consists of a despatch from HM Consul General at Bagdad [Baghdad] and 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 Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. [Ottoman Iraq], Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, addressed to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, forwarded under flying seal Letters which could be freely opened before reaching their destination. to the Secretary to 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. in the Political Department. This despatch contains copies of two despatches from Rawlinson to HM Chargé d'Affaires at Constantinople [Istanbul], Colonel Hugh Rose, dated 19 October and 3 November 1852 (the latter despatch includes enclosed correspondence between Rawlinson and HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia [Iran], Colonel Justin Sheil). These despatches concern the opposition of Namik Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Mehmed Emin Namık Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Governor or Viceroy of Baghdad] to the entry of Prince Abbas Mirza ['Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Mulk Ārā Qājār] into Turkish [Ottoman] territory; Namik Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's objection being overruled by the Ottoman Ambassador at Teheran [Tehran], and the latter sanctioning the Prince's residence in the Baghdad Pashalic [Pashalik, also spelled Pachalic in this item].

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1 item (11 folios)

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There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-3, on folio 37. The number 3 is repeated for reference on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the last folio of the enclosure.

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