‘Persian Gulf. Hostilities between the confederate Chiefs in the Wahabee interest & Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoor of Aboothabee & conclusion of peace – Disbursement of Rupees 20 made by the Resident for the entertainment of Shureef Ally the agent of the Walee of Mecca. – Vol: 5’ [‎157r] (5/30)

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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. . These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The main 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 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 fifth in a series of twenty-four 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 descriptions of skirmishes between Wahabee [Wahhābi] confederacy [allies of the Second Saudi State], led by Saad bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] and Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi]. It also details the eventual peace agreement between the two sides, brokered by Sharreef Ally [Sharif ‘Alī], envoy from the Sharreef of Mecca, Ben Aoon [Sharif of Mecca, Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Mu‘īn bin ‘Awn], under the terms of which bin Tahnoon agreed to withdraw from Brymee [Al Buraymi].

The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Coll[ectio]n No 4 of No 95’.

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1 item (15 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 155, and terminates at f 169 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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