‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein – affairs of.’ [603r] (1/18)
The record is made up of 1 item (9 folios). It was created in 27 May 1846-17 Oct 1846. 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, minutes, and consultations 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/4/2174/105546. It is the thirty-third in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Hajee Jassim [Ḥājjī Jāsim], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]; and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Chief [Ruler] of Bahrein.
The item concerns affairs in Bahrein, and in particular:
- The blockading of Kateef [Al-Qatif] by the Amaeer [al-‘Amāyir] tribe, who are supported by Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa
- The communications received by Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa from Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] the Wahabee [ Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. ] Chief (also referred to in the item as the Ruler of Nedgd [Najd]).
The item contains a table of contents (f 604), and the title page (f 603) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 33’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.
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- 1 item (9 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 603 and terminates at f 611, 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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- IOR/F/4/2174/105578
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- ‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein – affairs of.’
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- 603r:605r, 606v:611v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence