‘Persian Gulf Affairs’

Content

This item consists of copies of 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. to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. . The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of sixteen items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item contains summaries of the enclosures to the political letters, mostly concerning:

• Reports of ‘piracies’ and ‘maritime aggressions’, and the settlement of claims for compensation
• The question of whether local rulers should always be considered directly responsible for the actions of their dependants, and of whether monies recovered by British officials as compensation for injuries sustained from ‘piracy’ should be paid directly to the sufferers or through their respective rulers
• Affairs relating to Persia [Iran]
• The pension formerly paid to the late Agha Mohsin [Āqā Muḥsin] and Agha Ismael [Āqā Ismā‘īl], and the question of the continuation of these payments to their sisters
• The alleged ill-treatment of Hajee Yakool [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], the British Agent at Sharga [Sharjah], and the measures adopted for obtaining redress.

The title page (f 437) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘358 - 1854’, ‘Collection N. 10 (In 16 volumes) Vol. 1’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (5 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 437 and terminates at f 441, 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/4/2550/149197

History of this record

Date(s)

30 Aug 1853-28 Nov 1853 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Seizure of vessels and cargoesCompensationTribal relationsPensions

Places

PersiaPersian Gulf

People & organisations

Government of BombayCourt of Directors

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