‘Persian Gulf. Hostilities between the confederate Chiefs in the Wahabee interest & Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoor of Aboothabee & conclusion of peace – Disbursement of Rupees 20 made by the Resident for the entertainment of Shureef Ally the agent of the Walee of Mecca. – Vol: 5’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters 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. . These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The main correspondents are: 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. ; Major Samuel Hennell, British 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the fifth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns descriptions of skirmishes between Wahabee [Wahhābi] confederacy [allies of the Second Saudi State], led by Saad bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] and Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi]. It also details the eventual peace agreement between the two sides, brokered by Sharreef Ally [Sharif ‘Alī], envoy from the Sharreef of Mecca, Ben Aoon [Sharif of Mecca, Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Mu‘īn bin ‘Awn], under the terms of which bin Tahnoon agreed to withdraw from Brymee [Al Buraymi].

The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Coll[ectio]n No 4 of No 95’.

Extent and format

1 item (15 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 155, and terminates at f 169 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/2349/123812

History of this record

Date(s)

9 Oct 1848-19 Aug 1849 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Peace treatiesWar (concept)

Places

Brymee

People & organisations

Emir of Abu DhabiNative Agent, Trucial CoastPolitical ResidentGovernment of BombayGrand Sharīf of Mecca

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‘Persian Gulf. Hostilities between the confederate Chiefs in the Wahabee interest & Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoor of Aboothabee & conclusion of peace – Disbursement of Rupees 20 made by the Resident for the entertainment of Shureef Ally the agent of the Walee of Mecca. – Vol: 5’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2349/123812, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100098180484.0x000001> [accessed 5 July 2024]

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