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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [46v] (99/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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PERSIAN GrULF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
Towards tlio be^innin^ of tli6 yoar tliG ProvincG of Lar ^as in an unsettled
state. The late Qawam-ul-Mulk, who
Condition of country. ^ to beat a ljasty refcrea t f r om Shiraz b
December 1915, was unable to enter Lar, and had to come to Lingah to
consult the British Authorities, and reorganise his resources. After visiting
Bushire, the Qawam returned up-country, via Lingah, with the object of
punishing the Gendarmes and Democrats. He lelt Lingah, on the 17th of
March, for Lar, where he very soon restored order by punishing some of
the instigators of the trouble.
The Muktadir-ul ■ Mamalik, Deputy Governor of Lar, was taken prisoner,
and a new man, Mirza Ali Akbar Khan, appointed.
There was no trouble in Bastak throughout the year. The Soulet-ul-
Mulk, Khan of Bastak, and his followers
Bastak.
emained loyal to the Qawam-ul Mulk.
On the whole, there was very little inter-tribal trouble along the Shib-Kuh
coast during the year. A small affair
took place between Shaikh Salih of Charak,
and Shaikh Muhammad bin Rahman Bushri, of Tavuneh, but this was soon
settled by the timely arrival of His Excellency the Darya Begi, and what might
have been a serious affair, was nipped in the bud.
The most regrettable incident of the year occurred in Lingah town, viz.,
Iit , crah the assassination of the Eesidency Agent,
Khan Bahadur Agha Badr and his two
brothers, Khan Sahib Agha Ali, and the Vice-Consulate Dragoman, Agha
Ibrahim.
On the 6th of April, about noon, without the slightest warning, some of the
Deputy Governor's tufangchis shot the Kesidency Agent and his two brothers.
Then they attacked the Vice-Consulate guard, comprised of one Naik and eight
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
, killing two and wounding five, two severely. The guard, though
completely taken by surprise, did remarkably well in beating off the attack,
and at the same time killing one of the mutineers.
The next to be attacked was a Deputy Governor, who was in the fort, and
then the Quarantine Medical Officer's house, but no damage was done at the
latter place. Rais Hussain, the leader of the mutineers, was shot during the
attack on the Persian fort.
W bile still under fire, news was received by Assistant Surgeon J. G.
Johnstone, I. S. Al. D., the Quarantine Medical Officer, that 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.
Agent
had been wounded and was dying, whereupon the former promptly left his
place and made his way to the latter's house, but found that nothing could be
done to save him.
The whole town was by now in a perfect panic, and Assistant Surgeon
J. G. Johnstone deserves great credit, for the manner in which betook com-
plete command of the situation. The remnants of the
sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
guard were
stationed in the late Khan Bahadur Agha Badr's house, with a few other
servants, who had been armed, and other British subjects, who were not
considered to be safe enough in their own houses, were collected in the Persian
fort.
q ^ ^ U ^ eers two were killed, ten arrested and disarmed by Assistant
burgeon J G Johnstone, the remaining twelve made good their escape through
the ports of the Shibkuh. 1 °
Two of the assassins were later sentenced to death, and were brought to
fort^ 1 Lxcellency the Darya Begi and hanged in front of the Persian
ti,, S iVe ^ aSUre f W f 0 t 1 a - k ? n b / His E ^<=ellency the Darya Begi against
nX t ? p n S ^ ■ • fugitives received assistance. ' In June
A i Ik W S T Tf . tlje Sl W ort of the Commodore, drove ont
smki »s mfeirie " 1 -'• m •
• ad mMi - M
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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.
The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
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The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.
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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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