‘Persian Gulf. Piracies.’
IOR/F/4/2174/105558
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The record is made up of 1 item (11 folios). It was created in 22 Nov 1845-18 Mar 1846. 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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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. . 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 thirteenth 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 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, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Hossein Khan, Sahib i Ikhtyar, Governor of Fars, [Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Muqaddam Marāgha’i, Ṣāḥib Ikhtiyār, Governor of Fars]; and Meerza Reza [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Reżā], British Agent at Shiraz.
The item concerns the efforts to obtain redress for two ‘piracies’: the plunder of the wreck of the East India Company’s schooner Emily by certain inhabitants of the island of Kenn [Kish, also rendered as Ges in the item], and an attack on two vessels from Karrack [Jazireh-ye Khark] by the people of Khirrah [Kherreh], a dependency of the Shaik of Assaloo [Shaikh of Bandar-e ‘Asaluyeh]. It includes a summary of a communication from Mustoofa Khan of Bastuk [Ḥājjī Mustafā Khān Bastakī, Ruler of Bastak].
The item also contains the response of the Government of Bengal From c. 1758-1858, the East India Company's administration in Bengal. From 1773-1833, the most senior of the three subdivisions of India, also known as the Supreme Government of India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. (f 380) to a despatch that is not included in this item.
The item contains a table of contents (ff 376-377), and the title page (f 375) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 13’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.
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- 1 item (11 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 375 and terminates at f 385, 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.
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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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- 22 Nov 1845-18 Mar 1846 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Government of BombayNative AgentPrince-Governor of FārsPolitical Resident
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- ‘Persian Gulf. Piracies.’
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- 381v:382v
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- Muqaddam Marāgha'i, Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān
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- ‘Persian Gulf. Piracies.’
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- 375r:381r, 383r:385v
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