‘Persian Gulf Chief of Aboothabee Declares himself to be a subject of the Imaum of Muscat. Vol: 5’ [268r] (7/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 4 Nov 1847-4 Mar 1848. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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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. ; Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]. It is the fifth in a series of eleven items.
The item concerns Sheikh Saeed’s claim to be a dependent of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and Hennell’s opinion that this is because of the requirement for ships to carry authenticated registers when arriving at British ports.
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 5 of No 45’.
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- 1 item (4 folios)
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The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 265, and terminates at f 268 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.
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- Title
- ‘Persian Gulf Chief of Aboothabee Declares himself to be a subject of the Imaum of Muscat. Vol: 5’
- Pages
- 267v:268r
- Author
- Āl Nahyān, Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn
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- Public Domain