‘Present for the Imaum of Muscat’
IOR/F/4/711/19405
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The record is made up of 1 item (3 folios). It was created in 16 Nov 1820-29 Aug 1821. 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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This item consists of two copies of letters 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. and Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson. Thompson’s letter explains the role played by the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in the battle of Ash Kara [Ash Sharqiyah, during the Bani Bu Ali expedition], and the letter from Bombay sets out a possible gift for the Imaum of cut glass and porcelain, modelled on the French gift observed by Major General Lionel Smith.
The title page of this item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political, Draft 215, 1823/4, Examiners’ Office 1824’.
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- 1 item (3 folios)
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The documents are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the item.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 128, and terminates at f 130, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival item
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/F/4/711/19405
- Date(s)
- 16 Nov 1820-29 Aug 1821 (CE, Gregorian)
- Related primary sources
Bombay Pol 2 Mar 1824, draft 215/1823-24, IOR/E/4/1044 pp 461-62
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- Gifts
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- Government of BombayĀl Bū Sa'īd dynasty, Imam of Muscat and Oman
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- IOR/F/4/711/19405
- Title
- ‘Present for the Imaum of Muscat’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 128r:130v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
