‘In three Volumes. Vol: 2. Affairs of the Persian Gulf’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts 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. Political Consultations. It is the second in a series of three 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 others are: IOR/F/4/1435/56726 and IOR/F/4/1436/56728).

The item is chiefly concerned with general updates of events in the Gulf over the period 1831-1833. In particular, the item relates to:

• Troubles in Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] following the assassination of Shaik Tahnoon bin Shukhboat [Shaikh Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi] by two of his brothers
• Relations between: Shaik Tahnoon; the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat; Sooltan bin Suggur [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. , Ruler of Ra’s al Khaymah and Sharjah]; Shaik Toorkee bin Saood [Shaikh Turki I bin Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd], the chief of the Wahabees [Wahhābi, tribe]; and other minor chieftains
• The Government of Bombay’s efforts to acquire restitution and punishment for acts of ‘piracy’ committed by subjects of: the Imaum; Shaik Tahnoon; Sooltan; Shaik Nassar [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Mazkūr]; the Chief of Shewoo [Bandar-e Chīrū’īyeh?]; the Chief of Narbond [Nāy Band?]; and Shaik Khulfan of Asseloo [Shaikh Khalfān of Bandar-e ‘Asalūyeh]
• Requests made by the Hakim of Macullah [Governor of Al Mukalla?] for help to suppress a rebellion, and for compensation after he helped an East India Company ship with a delivery of coal
• Miscellaneous intelligence from the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat regarding: activities of the Wahabees, the Prince of Shiraz and the Imaum; events at Muscat, Bushire [Būshehr], Mokha [Mocha] and Boozabee [Abu Dhabi]; conflicts between numerous chieftains; outbreak of plague; and acts of ‘piracy’
• Arrangements regarding the quantity and activities of Company vessels in the Gulf
• A dispute between David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Commander Henry Wyndham, Commodore of the Squadron of the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Persia, regarding whether Blane should have been informed before Company vessels were dismissed from the Gulf
• Presents offered to Blane and to the Governor of Bombay by the Imaum and the Shaikh of Bushire.

The item also refers to minor affairs in the Gulf, including: damage to a 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. building on the island of Corgo [Kharko?]; establishment of a lithographic A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. press in Shiraz; military stores required for the Government of Bushire; and petitions by individuals for compensation, protection and favours.

The item contains many correspondents. The principal 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. ; Blane; and Lieutenant Samuel Hennell, Assistant to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Other correspondents include: the chieftains above-mentioned; the Native Agents Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat and Sharga [Sharjah]; Senior Officers in Command of the Squadron in the Indian Navy; Commanders of Company ships the Ternate , the Clive , the Amherst , the Elphinstone , and the Tigris ; and the Persian 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. .

There are multiple spellings for most of the names mentioned in the item. The Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat is also referred to as the Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. at Muscat and the Government Agent at Muscat.

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bengal Political Department’, ‘P. C. [Previous Communication] 1339, Draft 435, 1834' and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (286 folios)

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 of Document’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 371, and terminates at f 656, 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/4/1435/56727

History of this record

Date(s)

13 Mar 1831-31 Dec 1833 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 20 Aug 1834, draft 435/1834, IOR/E/4/1058 pp 201-21

Subjects

Tribal relationsPolitical intelligenceNaval operationsReportsPiracyGifts

Places

Persian GulfMuscatBushireShargaBoozabee

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical ResidentAssistant to the Political Resident in the Persian GulfImam of OmanEmir of Abu DhabiHM's Indian NavyRuler of Ra's al-Khaymah and SharjahEmir of NajdNative AgentWahabi (Tribe)

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