‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the adjustment of aggressions committed by Vessels belonging to subjects of the Chiefs of Debaee and Aboothabee. –’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters 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. . The correspondents are: 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. ; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Government of India; Lieutenant James Tronson, commanding East India Company brigantine Tigris , and Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the second in a series of three items about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns:

• A report from Tronson about receiving the payment due from the shaikhs of Debaie [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] for cases of aggression committed by their subjects at sea
• Internal disputes at Debaie concerning the ruling family
• The refusal by Sheik Houssein [Shaikh Ḥusayn bin ‘Abdullāh of Bandar-e Charak] to pay the sum required by Kemball due to his subjects’ seizure of a boat
• Raiding expeditions in Batinah [Al Batinah] by Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Humaid ben Rashid [Shaikh Ḥumayd bin Rāshid al-Na‘īmī of Ajman]
• The arrival of a firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). directing Sheikh Abdul Rahman [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Raḥmān] to give up Bunder Abbas [Bandar ‘Abbas] to the Prince of Fars.

The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 350-1853’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 16 of 1853’, and ‘Supplementary Volume 2’.

Extent and format

1 item (10 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear of the item to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 8, and terminates at f 17, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

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/F/4/2505/142202

History of this record

Date(s)

4 Nov 1852-2 Feb 1853 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

CompensationRaids (Military science)Kings and rulers--Succession

Places

DebaieBunder AbbasBatinah

People & organisations

Emir of DubaiEmir of Abu DhabiNative Agent, Trucial CoastPolitical ResidentGovernment of Bombay

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‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the adjustment of aggressions committed by Vessels belonging to subjects of the Chiefs of Debaee and Aboothabee. –’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2505/142202, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100108813529.0x000001> [accessed 19 November 2024]

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