‘Persian Gulf Complaints preferred by certain Persian Merchants of Bombay of the seizure of their goods by the Shaik of Kishm. Aga Mahomed Ali bin Hajee Bauker- Complains of a Bugla with his goods on board having been refused entry into the Port of Bunder Abbas’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions 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. 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. , 29 August 1854. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2586/154786, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the third in a series of nine items on events in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 1853-54.

The item concerns complaints by Persian [Iranian] merchants residing in Bombay [Mumbai], including Aga Mahomed Ali ben Hajee Bakur [Āqā Muḥammad ‘Alī bin Ḥājjī Bāqir], and by Prince Moaymdud dowla Tahmasup Mirza [Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah Ṭahmāsb Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ], Governor of Fars. Their complaints are communicated to 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. through Mirza Mahomed Houssein Khan [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān], Persian Consul at Bombay, and Meerza Saduck [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Ṣādiq], Acting Persian Consul at Bombay, between March and April 1854. The complaints allege that:

• Persian cargo on ships bearing the British flag has been forcibly seized at Kishm [Qeshm] by Sheikh Abdul Rahman ben Suggur [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Ṣaqr], Sheikh of the island
• Sheikh Abdul has also imprisoned Persian merchants on Kishm and Hoormuz [Hormoz]
• Persian merchants have been prevented from trading at Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbas] by the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat's Agent there, Syed Mahomed ben Salim [Sayyid Muḥammad bin Sālim].

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. forward copies of the above to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . His replies are also included in the item, reporting:

• His belief that the complaints are inaccurate and that the merchants have ulterior motives in appealing for British intervention
• His communications (copies included) with Sheikh Abdul Rahman ben Suggur and with Meerza Hassan Ally Khan, Dureya Beggee of Bushire [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Ḥasan ‘Alī Khān, Daryā Begī, or Governor, of Bushehr] on the subject
• His communications (copies included) with Commodore George Robinson, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and by extension, Lieutenant Robert Austice Stradling, Commanding Company schooner Constance , regarding enquiries made at Kishm
• His reasoning that the blockade of Bunder Abbas by Syed Mahomed ben Salim is justified and moderate, given the ongoing hostilities between the Imaum of Muscat and the Persian Government.

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. 's subsequent replies to Meerza Saduck and Aga Mahomed Ali ben Hajee Bakur are also included.

The item contains multiple spellings for multiple personal and place names.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '20 1855', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 58 of 1854', 'Vol: 2' and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '2' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '5'.

Extent and format

1 item (29 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (ff 820-822), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date and No. of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date and No. of Consul[tation]’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 819, and terminates at f 847, 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/4/2586/154788

History of this record

Date(s)

26 Mar 1854-Aug 1854 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Trade (practice)Blockades

Places

KishmBunder Abbas

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical Resident, Persian GulfGovernment of Persia, Qajar dynasty

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‘Persian Gulf Complaints preferred by certain Persian Merchants of Bombay of the seizure of their goods by the Shaik of Kishm. Aga Mahomed Ali bin Hajee Bauker- Complains of a Bugla with his goods on board having been refused entry into the Port of Bunder Abbas’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2586/154788, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100108940128.0x000001> [accessed 3 July 2024]

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