'Vol: 2. Affairs of the Persian Gulf'

Content

The item consists of enclosures to political letters from the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. and the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and India. It is the second in a series of two items on general affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the other is IOR/F/4/1596/64625, which contains the political letters).

In particular, the item relates to:

• An attack on the British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain] ordered by the sons of the Shaikh, Abdoollah bin Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], due to a dispute over money, resulting in the British sending ships to Bahrein to blockade the port and enforce punishment for the Agent's attackers
• The impact of the war between the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat and the people of Mombassa [Mombasa, also written Bombasa in text] with regards to trading at Mandavie [Mandvi] and Bombay, including: requests for intervention by the Resident at Cutch [Kuchchh] and the Rao of Cutch; and discussion by 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. as to whether it can intervene against the Imaum's right to prevent supplies from these ports reaching his enemies
• Numerous administrative points regarding the Bushire [Būshehr] 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. (also called the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. ), including: charges incurred by the temporary removal of 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. to the island of Corgo [Kharko] in 1832; absences, resignations and appointments of Residents; allowances adjusted for interim appointments; the discharge of several public servants from 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 the management and disposal of various articles in 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. Treasury, including sealed packages of great value belonging to Reza Kooly Mirza [Rizā Qulī Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Farmānfarmā], a list of which can be found at ff 533-534
• Minor points regarding the Imaum of Muscat, including: a proposal by the Bourbon authorities to establish a colony at Zanzibar; privileges for the Imaum's imports of salt into Calcutta [Kolkata]; presents sent by the Imaum to Lady Grant; and the Imaum's concerns that he has upset the British in some way.

To a lesser extent, the item also includes mention of:

• Claims by the Shaikh of Kishm [Qeshm] for salvage remuneration following his rescue of the merchant vessel Prinsep
• 'Piracy' committed in the Gulf of Cutch and on the Kattywar [Kāthiāwār] coast
• Repairs and alterations required for the Company ship Cyrene
• The question of whether charges of the Bushire 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 the 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. Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. should be debited 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. or to the Government of India.

Principal correspondents include: the governments of Bombay and India; Shaikh Abdoollah bin Ahmed; David Anderson Blane and James Morison, successive Residents at Bushire; Samuel Hennell, Assistant (and Acting) Resident at Bushire; Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imam of Muscat; and Henry Pottinger, Resident at Cutch.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 1944, Draft 432, 1837' and 'Examiner's Office'.

Extent and format

1 item (212 folios)

It is part of

Board's Collections Vol 1596

1174 images

Ref: IOR/F/4/1596

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (ff 372-376), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.

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/4/1596/64626

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Jan 1834-30 Mar 1836 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 6 Sep 1837, draft 432/1837, IOR/E/4/1061 pp 515-31

Subjects

Foreign relationsBlockadesEmploymentAdministration

Places

MandavieMombassaCutch

People & organisations

Political ResidentPersian Gulf Political ResidencyKing of BahrainImam of OmanResident

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