‘Persian Gulf in 10 Volumes Vol: 1’

IOR/F/4/1767/72461

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The record is made up of 1 item (39 folios). It was created in 6 Sep 1837-20 Feb 1839. 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 copies of 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. [Mumbai], and one letter from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).

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An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the bugla Large trading vessel. [ baghlah Large trading vessel. ] Duria Dowlat [ Darya Dowlat ] by the Beni Yas, and arrangements for Shaik Shakboot of Aboothabee [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi] to repay the loss
The loss of a vessel from Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] in suspicious circumstances, and the subsequent arrest of a man from Shargha [Sharjah]
An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the cotteya [kuttiya] Luxoomee Pursad [ Lakshman Parsad ] by the Benee boo Aly [Bani Bu Ali] tribe and inhabitants of Zoor [Sur]
An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the Fatelkear [ Fateh ul Khyr ] by the inhabitants of Zoor
Aggression towards the shroff [banker] of the Bushire [Bushehr] 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.
The movement of Esa ben Tareef [Shaikh ‘Isa bin Hamad bin Tarif Al Bin ‘Ali al-‘Utbi] and his followers from Bahrein [Bahrain] to Aboothabee
The flight of Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir II Al Mazkur], the Governor of Bushire, from Bushire due to his impending arrest by the Government of Fars.

The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.

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1 item (39 folios)

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

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 588 and terminates at f 626, as it was originally 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

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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/4/1767/72461
Date(s): 6 Sep 1837-20 Feb 1839 (CE, Gregorian)
Related primary sources: Bombay Political 9 Oct 1839, draft 550/1839, IOR/E/4/1065 pp 244-60. See also IOR/F/4/1596/64625 and 64626

Subjects: Tribal relationsPiracy
Places: Karrack (island)ZoorBushire
People & organisations: Emir of Abu DhabiPolitical ResidentGovernment of BombayGovernor of Bushire

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Reference: IOR/F/4/1767/72461
Title: ‘Persian Gulf in 10 Volumes Vol: 1’
Pages: 588r:626v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence