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'Precis Containing Information in regard to the First Connection of the Hon'ble East India Company with Turkish Arabia, as far as the Same Can Be Traced from the Records of the Bombay Government, together with the Names of the Several British Residents and Political Agents Who Have Been Stationed at Bagdad [Baghdad] and Bussorah [Basra] between A.D. 1646 and 1846, accompanied by Other Information' [‎9v] (20/226)

The record is made up of 1 volume (111 folios). It was created in 1874. 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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[ XVI ]
Year.
Miscellaneous information regarding Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. .
Paragraph of
Summary.
Page.
A. D.
1821
In March 1821 the Pacha treats Mr. Rich, the Poli
tical Agent in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , with marked in
dignity, in consequence of which Mr. Rich in
forms His Highness that he has resolved to quit
his Pachalic and proceed to India. The Pacha
sends a force against the Bagdad 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 purpose of making Mr. Rich a prisoner.
Mr. Rich having previously put 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 a state of defence the Pacha's force finally
retires, but Mr. Rich continues a prisoner in 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. ...
249 & 250
i
112 & 113
1821
The Governor of Bombay addresses a letter to the
Pacha, expressing his great surprise at the Pacha's
conduct, and demands Mr. Rich's release
251
114
1821
The Governor of Bombay addresses a letter to the
British Ambassador at Constantinople on the above
subject
252
114
1821
In the early part of May 1821 Mr. Rich obtains
his release and proceeds to Bussorah, and thence to
Bushire, and on the 5th October following was
seized with cholera and died the same day
253 to 255
115 & 116
1821
On the 2nd October 1821 the Governor of Bombay
addresses, with the concurrence of the Govern
ment of India, a letter to the Pacha, informing
him of the only conditions on which friendly rela
tions can be restored between His Highness and
the British Government...
256
116
1821
Pending the agreement by the Pacha to the above
conditions. Captain Taylor, the Assistant in charge
at Bussorah, under orders from Government, strikes
the British Flag and withdraws with his estab
lishment to Grane in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
257
117
1822
The Pacha agrees to the above demands and de
putes an Agent to Grane to escort Captain Taylor
back to Bussorah. On the 19th April 1822
Captain Taylor returns to Bussorah and makes a
public entry into that city
258
117
1823
On the 29th March 1823 the Pacha addresses a
letter to the Governor of Bombay agreeing to the
conditions demanded of him
259
118
1823
On the 5th September 1823 Captain Taylor forwards
to Government an Agreement of XII. Articles
which he had recently concluded with the Pacha...
2G0
118 to 120

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The volume is Precis Containing Information in regard to the First Connection of the Hon'ble East India Company with Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , as far as the Same Can Be Traced from the Records of the Bombay Government, together with the Names of the Several British Residents and Political Agents Who Have Been Stationed at Bagdad [Baghdad] and Bussorah [Basra] between A.D. 1646 and 1846, accompanied by Other Information (Calcutta: Foreign Department Press, 1874).

The volume includes a five paragraph introduction stating that the record had been compiled following a request 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. from the Government of India (folio 15). The information is a mixture of précis and direct quotation, with comments. The sources are correspondence; minutes; extracts from proceedings; treaties; lists; the diary of the Bombay Government; the diaries of Surat and Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]; reports; committee reports; dispatches to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; statements from the Military Auditor-General; and firmans.

The record includes selected information on appointments; personnel; treaties; trade; relations with the Ottoman authorities; diplomatic contacts; political developments; climate and health; administration; and naval and martime affairs.

Five appendices at the rear of the volume (folios 85-109) give transcripts of treaties between England/the United Kingdom and the Government of the Ottoman Empire (the Sublime Porte), signed 1661-1809; and a 'Memorandum on the present condition of the Pachalic [Pachalik] of Bagdad and the means it possesses of renovation and improvement' dated 12 November 1834.

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1 volume (111 folios)
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There is an index on ff 2-15. The index gives the following information in parallel columns: year; miscellaneous information regarding Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (ff 2-11); appointments etc. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. commencing with the year 1728 (ff 12-14); Euphrates expedition and flotilla (f 15); paragraph of summary; and page. Entries in the index refer to the numbered paragraphs that compose the main body of the text (headed 'Summary').

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio bearing text and terminates at 109, on the last folio bearing text. The numbers are written in pencil and enclosed in a circle and appear 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. There is also an original printed pagination, numbered i-xxviii (index); [1]-137 (main body of text); [i]-xlix (appendices).

Condition: the volume is disbound and has lost its front cover.

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'Precis Containing Information in regard to the First Connection of the Hon'ble East India Company with Turkish Arabia, as far as the Same Can Be Traced from the Records of the Bombay Government, together with the Names of the Several British Residents and Political Agents Who Have Been Stationed at Bagdad [Baghdad] and Bussorah [Basra] between A.D. 1646 and 1846, accompanied by Other Information' [‎9v] (20/226), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C30, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023252871.0x000015> [accessed 21 February 2025]

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