'Persian Gulf. Shiraz. Appointment of a Native Agent at –' [‎681r] (1/14)

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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 forty-first 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. ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia [Iran].

The item concerns the nomination of Mirza Mahomed [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad] to succeed his late father, Mirza Ally Akbar [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ‘Alī Akbar], as Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Shiraz. He will replace the Acting Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. Merza Reza [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Reżā].

The item contains a table of contents (f 682), and the title page (f 681) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 41’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

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1 item (7 folios)

Arrangement

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 681 and terminates at f 687, 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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