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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎58v] (121/602)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. 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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8
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
In August two Hindu traders were attacked and slightly wounded by Bedouins during
the absence of Shaikh Jasim. Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahim Hakim proceeded to the spot in
H. M. S. Kingfisher and investigated the matter. There was strong suspicion of eollu-
sion on the part of Shaikh Jasim; but as it was not proved that he was concerned, and as he
disavowed having had any hand in the outrage in a very solemn manner, it was not consider
ed necessary or advisable to take severe steps against him.
During the autumn several eases of petty piracy occurred on the coast of Ei-Katr.
Small parties of Beni-Hajir Bedouins seizing small boats lying on the shore put out in them
and robbed passing vessels. In view to checking these disorders H. M. S. Sphinx proceeded
to the Katr coast carrying 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. Confidential Agent, Aga Muhammad Rahim, who
had interviews with various headmen, delivered the Residents letters to them, and obtained
verbally and in writing assurances of their co-operation in endeavouring to put down these
irregularities.
Several robberies took place on boats of Bahrain in the waters of El-Kateef, the Turkish
officials showing their usual apathy and indifference. Reports of these incidents were for
warded, as usual, to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. 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. .
Muhammad-bin-Abdul Wahab, who had continued to keep up an active correspondence
with the Turkish officials of El-Hasa and 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. , visited Bahrain in winter. He
was there met by the El-Jehrain from El-Gherayah, about 250 in number, and it was arranged
that these people should settle at Darain inthe Kateef District, where Muhammad-bin-
Abdul Wahab would join them later and become their leader. He obtained permission of
the Governor of El-Hasa for this settlement. Probably, indeed, it had been preconcerted
for some time. By this migration El-Ghareyah has become nearly depopulated, whilst Darain
appears on the fair way to becoming a village of some importance.
5.—FAilS.
The administration of the province of Ears has undergone no change since the last report
was written. In former years the whole province, extending from Bushire to the Mekran
coast, along the sea coast, was under a Governor-General whose seat of Government was the
central town of Shiraz. At present the Government of Shiraz is subordinate to His Royal
Highness the Zil-es-Sultan, who resides at Ispahan, and the sea-ports of Lingah, Bunder
Abass and dependencies are severed from the Government of Shiraz and are under theAmeen-
es-Sultan, Minister for Customs, &c., who administers these districts from the capital.
At Shiraz the titular Governor is His Royal Highness the Jelal-ed-dowlah, now entered
ShiraZi on adolescence, but His Excellency the Sahib Diwan continues
to be the virtual administrator of that portion of Ears which
is still under the Government of Shiraz, and his rule during the period under review was singu
larly unfortunate.
Although the rainfall of 1885-86 was abundant, the crops were again attacked by "rust"
and the harvest was consequently scanty. Great distress prevailed in Shiraz culminating in a
severe bread riot in July. On this occasion the Persian Telegraph Office was entered by the
mob and wrecked, and the persons of the Telegraph officers were for a time in considerable
danger.
Througliont the districts of Shiraz much disorder prevailed and robberies and outrages
were very frequent. The Kashkai and other Eels were completely out of hand, and plundered
without fear and with impunity. This state of things was intensified by quarrels between the
Eel-Kham, Sultan Muhammad Khan, and the Eel-Begi, Darab Khan, neither of whom col-
lected or paid the State revenues.
1 . d ; ssensions also existed between the Sahib Diwan and his nephew, the Kawwam-
ul-Mulk, which, doubtless, contributed much to keep up disorder in the town and districts. The
strife between the relatives has recently led to the downfall of the Kawwam-ul-Mulk, who was
taken to Ispahan and put in chains. The Eel.Begi, Darab Khan, has also encountered
similar fate, and the affairs of the Kashkai Eels have been entrusted to the Eel-Khani.
. ^(-'ffic'; Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Muhammad Khan, Motcmin-el-Wazai'ah,
having been transferred to the same post at Bushire, was succeeded by Haji Mirza Aga Khan,
nephew of the Sahib Diwan. 6
Her Majesty's Jubilee was celebrated at Shiraz on 16th February.
Haji Muhammad Mehdi, the Malek-et-Tujar, who was Governor of Bushire at the
Bushire and Districts. opening of the year, resigned in May and was replaced in
the Government by Haji Fath Ali Khan. Subsequently His

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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

The Reports include a general summary by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up 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. , and topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)
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The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on 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.

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