‘Recovery of a part of the Property plundered from on board the Country Ship Hector by the Shaikh of Busheab’

Content

The item consists of extracts of Political Letters, Political Consultations and Public Consultations 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. regarding the seizure of the country ship Hector by Shaikh Rehma [Shaikh Rahma bin Muḥammad al-Mu'ini] of Busheab [Jazīreh-ye Lāvān], who is alternatively referred to as the Shaikh of Nuckhuloo [Nakhilu]. In particular the item concerns:

• The measures undertaken by the East India Company to recover the property stolen from the ship Hector , including the detention of all ships that might be found in the province belonging to the Shaikh of Busheab
• The possibility, suggested by Captain Charles Pasley, Chargé d’Affaires to the Court of Persia, of making Persia responsible for the restitution of the stolen property rather than Shaikh Rehma
• The likelihood, according to Pasley, of the Persian Court taking action to retrieve the stolen property and to punish Shaikh Rehma
• The successful expedition to recover some of the property launched by Shaik Nusser [Shaikh Nasir Khan], Governor of Bushire, to Busheab on the orders of the Sheraz [Shiraz] Government, during which the son of Shaikh Rehma was taken as security for the remaining payment owed
• The death of the son of Shaikh Rehma due to smallpox, and the unlikelihood of Persia launching a second expedition to Busheab and consequently the unlikelihood of further restitutions for the stolen property
• Accounts of the stolen goods that have been recovered, compiled by the Acting Resident at Bushire.

The item also contains the translation of an extract from the journal of Moonshee Mahomed Hussan [ Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. Muḥammad Hasan] who reports on his discussions with Cheragh Alee Khan [Chiragh ‘Ali Khan Nava’i, Vizier of Fars] regarding the Persian Court's intentions to recover the stolen goods. Additionally, the item contains a list of the stolen goods that have been divided out by Shaikh Rehma amongst different individuals (ff 40 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. - 41 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).

Correspondents include: 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. ; Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]; James Augustus Grant, Secretary to 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 Charles Pasley, Chargé d’Affaires to the Court of Persia; Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary to Government in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William; David Seton, Resident at Muscat; Charles Marquis Cornwall, Governor-General; British Resident at Bagdad; William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire; Sheikh Nasser; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Cheragh Alee Khan; Aka Mahomed Behlance [Agha Muḥammad Bihlani].

Shaikh Rehma is alternatively referred to as: Shaikh Rema; Rama; Rama Eben Ben Surnud; Rahma; Raham; Rhemah; Rehmah; Rama Ebie Benpennud; Ruhum; Rukinee; Rhema; Ruhma of Nukheloo; Rehma Bin Mohammed Bin Sunneed. The area which he ruled over is alternatively referred to as: Busheab; Nuckhuloo; Nukheeloo; Nukheloo; Nackheloo; Nakhiloo; Nakhilo; Nakhiloa; Nakhelow; Nackhelow; Rackhdoo; Rackheloo; Island of Shaikh Sheib.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 1' and 'Examiner's Office September 1806'.

Extent and format

1 item (43 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 5, and terminates at f 47, 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/4/189/4147

History of this record

Date(s)

20 Jan 1805-23 Jul 1806 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

AccountsNegotiationTheft

Places

Busheab

People & organisations

ResidentGovernor of BushireHM Chargé d'Affaires to PersiaHectorShaikh of Nakhīlū

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‘Recovery of a part of the Property plundered from on board the Country Ship Hector by the Shaikh of Busheab’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/189/4147, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000017> [accessed 5 July 2024]

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