Letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay to Abdoolla bin Achmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad] of the race of Khuleefee [Āl Khalīfah], Shaikh of Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/26, ff 37-38
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1822. 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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The letter concerns a dispute between the Shaikh of Bushire and Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat. It recommends that if paying tribute to the Imam is a matter of 'established right', it should be done; if his claims are unfounded, it is hoped he will drop the matter. It also cautions against engaging in warfare, as a general evil and a source of disruption to commerce.
In response to the Shaikh's complaints against Rahma bin Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir]; it is explained that representations have been made to Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shah of Persia, and the Imam of Muscat.
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/26, ff 37-38
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- 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay to Abdoolla bin Achmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad] of the race of Khuleefee [Āl Khalīfah], Shaikh of Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/26, ff 37-38, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023694717.0x000004> [accessed 19 February 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/26, ff 37-38
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- Letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay to Abdoolla bin Achmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad] of the race of Khuleefee [Āl Khalīfah], Shaikh of Bushire
- Pages
- 37r:38v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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