'Persian Gulf. Shiraz. Appointment of a Native Agent at –'

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 forty-first 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. ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia [Iran].

The item concerns the nomination of Mirza Mahomed [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad] to succeed his late father, Mirza Ally Akbar [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ‘Alī Akbar], as Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Shiraz. He will replace the Acting Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. Merza Reza [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Reżā].

The item contains a table of contents (f 682), and the title page (f 681) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 41’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (7 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 681 and terminates at f 687, 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/4/2174/105586

History of this record

Date(s)

12 Jun 1846-Nov 1846 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Employment

Places

Shiraz

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to IranGovernment of BombayPolitical Resident

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