Turkish Arabia Affairs [‎305r] (5/10)

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This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from 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. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 43 of 1853, dated 18 July 1853. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 20 May 1853.

The papers relate to affairs 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. [Ottoman Iraq] including:

• Turkish efforts at centralisation in southern Kurdistan and how this affected the relations between the Kurdish tribes, namely the Baban (sedentary) and the Jaff and Hamawend [Hamawand] (nomadic tribes)
• The practice of government in Sulimanieh [Sulaymaniah]
• The perception of the Kurdish tribes of Ottoman rule and how the substitution of Turkish for ‘native rule’ in Kurdistan had led to an increased chance of revolt among the Kurds from Ararat to Baghdad.

Correspondents include the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 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. (Henry Creswicke Rawlinson); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London; and HM Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul].

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