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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎84v] (173/602)

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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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
87. Shaikh Mozel Khan, Governor of Mohammerah, was confirmed-in that
post for the current year, and received the title of " Mu'azz-es-Saltanah," but
this and the various visits of the Persian Governors have cost him 20,000
tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. beyond the ordinary payments on account of revenue,
8.—PERSIAN BALUCHISTAN.
88. The new Governor of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. littoral, the Saad-ul-Mulk,
brought in his detenus from Tehran—the two Baluch Shaikhs of Jask, Meer
Abdul Nubbi and Meer Ali, whose seizure and imprisonment was mentioned
in the Annual Report for 1888-87. Meer Ali was released and allowed to
return to his home, but Abdul Nubbi was detained at Bunder Abbas.
89. Shaikh Ibrahim of Kishm, who had also been seized by the Maleket
Too jar, has also been released, and has returned to his native place.
90. A guard of twenty Persian Serbaz has recently been placed at Jask.
91. The cases of plunder and ill-treatment of Hindu traders in Persian
Baluchistan alluded to in the last report have been settled by payment of
compensation by the Persian Governor, Abul Path Khan Sirteep. Credit is
due to Mr. Pfinch for this result, which was only possible with the powerful
and energetic support and action of Her Majesty's Minister at Tehran.
92. In July, it was reported that a party of Piinds, under one Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. , had
attacked and plundered a caravan in Persian territory. It is understood that
Mr. Crawford, who personally inquired into Rind outrages at Mand, succeeded
in getting hold of Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. , who was residing in Baho.
93. The Persian districts of Baluchistan have, on the whole, enjoyed
tranquillity.
9.—APPOINTMENTS, ESTABLISHMENTS, &e.
94. Captain C. W. Ravenshaw, Pirst Assistant, proceeded on furlough on
2nd April 1888.
95. Lieutenant P. J. Melvill assumed charge of the duties of First Assistant
on 4ith May.
96. Surgeon D. R. Ross proceeded on furlough on 10th April.
97. Surgeon-Major T. French Mullen assumed charge of the duties of
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. Surgeon, 15th April.
98. Mr. Abdur Raheem Hakim, Native Assistant, proceeded to join the
Foreign Office as Acting Native Attache, 4th March.
99. Mr. J. P. Sequeira was appointed Acting Native Assistant from 20tb
March.
100. Her Majesty's Ships Turquoise, Hanger, Sphinx, and Kingfisher, of
the Royal Navy, and Lawrence, of the Indian Marine, served at various periods
in the Gulf during the year. The Lawrence in May took Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Ayoob Khan
to Karachi from Busrah. Under recent arrangements only one vessel of
war will be stationed on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. station in future.
101. No captures of slaves were made, but some cargoes were run from
Africa to 'Oman. It was reported that a few fresh slaves were brought by the
Persians from the 'Oman Coast to Persia and sent to Shiraz for sale, but it was
found impossible to trace or recover any suqh slaves.
102. The observatory has been kept up at Bushire, and tables indicating
the weather during the year will be found appended. The summer at Bushir&
was trying. The winter was unusually free from gales.
Bushire; e. c. ross, Colonel,
21st June 1889, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. *

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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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