The Battle Axe of Nadir Shah Selected from the Sind Prize Property [109v] (12/16)
The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1847. 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 part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch 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. [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 97 of 1847, dated 15 November 1847. The enclosures are numbered 3-8 and are dated 2 to 15 November 1847.
The enclosures concern the battle axe of the Emperor Nadir Shah [Nādir Shāh, Shāh of Persia or Iran] selected from the ‘Sind Prize Property’ to be forwarded to England to be ‘placed at the disposal’ of Queen Victoria, including the estimated value of the battle axe.
The enclosures consist of minutes of 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. , and correspondence between the following: the Chief Secretary to 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. , Arthur Malet; the Sind [Sindh] Prize Agents; and the Sub-Treasurer, Bombay.
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