‘Persian Gulf. Intrigues of the Debaye chiefs to break up the peace between the Joosmee Beniyas Chief – Vol: 13’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter 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. , which appears in IOR/F/4/2445/134344. The correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, 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 thirteenth in a series of twenty-one 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 a plan by Sheik Mukhtoom ben Butye of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah of Dubai] to induce the Joosmee Chief [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] to break off his peace agreement with the Beniyas Chief [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān], through the persuasion of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd].

The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft N 34 – 1852’, and ‘Collection No 32’.

Extent and format

1 item (5 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 232, and terminates at f 235, 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/4/2445/134356

History of this record

Date(s)

7 Jun 1851-24 Sep 1851 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Bilateral relations

People & organisations

Native Agent, Trucial CoastPolitical ResidentEmir of Dubai

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‘Persian Gulf. Intrigues of the Debaye chiefs to break up the peace between the Joosmee Beniyas Chief – Vol: 13’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2445/134356, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100108389022.0x000001> [accessed 5 July 2024]

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