‘Muscat. Intelligence. Vol: 4’

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. . 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. and Heskeal bin Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat. It is the fourth in a series of eleven items.

The item comprises reports from Heskeal bin Yusoof on the state of affairs at Muscat, including:

• Details of ships arriving and leaving Muscat
• The movements of Syud Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat
• Tribal disputes and conflicts around Muscat
• Syud Thooenee’s attempts at resolving these conflicts
• The execution of Ahmed Dad Kureem [Aḥmad Dād Karīm].

The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Col[lection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 4 of No 45’.

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 253, and terminates at f 264 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/4/2260/114571

History of this record

Date(s)

25 Oct 1847-4 Mar 1848 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Tribal relationsAggression and violence

Places

Muscat

People & organisations

Governor of MuscatNative AgentGovernment of Bombay

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