Affairs in Turkish Arabia [‎120r] (11/62)

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Enclosures no. 2-5 to a despatch from the Secret Department, 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. , dated 24 August 1844. The enclosures are dated 28 February-17 May 1844.

The enclosures consist of correspondence relating to affairs in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. [Ottoman Iraq], particularly in relation to the situation along the border with Persia [Iran], including:

• A clash at Khanaikeen [Khanaqin] between Turkish residents and a group of Persian refugees, which was settled without loss of life or major property damage
• Attempts to resolve a dispute between Nejib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Muḥammad Najīb Pāshā], Ottoman Governor of Bagdad [Baghdad], and Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Aḥmad Pāshā Bābān], Kurdish Chief of Suliemanieh [Sulaymaniyah]
• The elevation of the position of British Consul, Bagdad, to the level of Consul General
• Persecution of Christians in Jezireh [Al Jazirah], including the murder of the Jacobite Primate of Jebel Tor [Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Tur Abdin]
• A potential rebellion at Mohemerah [Khorramshahr] that was subdued by the Persian Governor of Khuzistan [Khuzestan].

The correspondents are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. ; HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran; and HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

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