‘Vol 7 Persian Gulf Affairs of -’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, 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. . It is the seventh in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93538, 93540, 93541, 93542, and 93543). 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. and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns:

• The strength and ambitions of Fysul bin Toorky [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turki bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd]
• The movement of Esai bin Tarif [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin 'Alī al-'Utbī] from Kenn [Kish Island] and to Biddah [Al Bidda]
• The possibility of restoring his property to Dhyee bin Azoon [Dhāḥī bin A‘ūn], after it was plundered at Monamah [Al-Manāmah]
• A dispute between Khaleefa bin Shakboot [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] and Suggur bin Sultan [Shaikh Ṣaqr bin Sulṭān 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. of Sharjah], and the role played by Muktoom bin Butye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh of Dubai]
• Complaints made by Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, former Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , against various officials in Bushire [Būshehr] and their resolution
• A dispute over whether Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] is subject to Persia [Iran] or the Ottoman Empire
• A list of the repairs due to 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. in Bushire.

The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Coll No [Collection Number] 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (57 folios)

Arrangement

There is no chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 736 and terminates at f 792, 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.

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/4/2050/93539

History of this record

Date(s)

18 Sep 1843-30 Jan 1844 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bom Pol 02 Aug 1844, draft 558/1844; IOR/E/4/1076 pp.6-15

Subjects

Bilateral relationsTerritorial disputesRepair and reconstruction

Places

MohumrahBushire

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical Resident

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