‘Reception afforded by the Sheikh of Keweit to the Ex-chief of Bahrein.’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations 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/4/2174/105546. It is the second in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . 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. and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns the capture by Shaik Abdoolah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], the former Ruler of Bahrein [Bahrain], of a ship belonging to a merchant from Bahrein, and his subsequent arrival in Koweit [Kuwait], where he has been given asylum by the Ruler, Shaik Jabir ul Subah [Shaikh Jābir I bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Ṣabāḥ]. Hennell is concerned about the implications of this for Shaik Abdoolah’s dispute with Shaik Mahomed bin Khaleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], the current ruler of Bahrein, and seeks to intervene to manage the situation. The item includes translations of letters from Hennell to Shaik Jabir, Shaik Abdoolah, and Shaik Mahomed, as well as translations of replies from Shaik Jabir and Shaik Abdoolah.

The item contains a table of contents (f 277), and the title page (f 276) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 2’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (12 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 276 and terminates at f 287, 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 file

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/4/2174/105547

History of this record

Date(s)

7 Oct 1845-31 Dec 1845 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Bahrein

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical Resident, Persian GulfKing of BahrainEmir of KuwaitShaikh 'Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah

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‘Reception afforded by the Sheikh of Keweit to the Ex-chief of Bahrein.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2174/105547, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100098591237.0x000001> [accessed 5 July 2024]

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