‘Persian Gulf in 10 Volumes Vol: 1’

Title:

‘Persian Gulf in 10 Volumes Vol: 1’

Date:

1837/1839

Description:

Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], and one letter from the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns:An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the bugla [baghlah] Duria Dowlat[ Darya Dowlat] by the Beni Yas, and arrangements for Shaik Shakboot of Aboothabee [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi] to repay the lossThe loss of a vessel from Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] in suspicious circumstances, and the subsequent arrest of a man from Shargha [Sharjah]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the cotteya [kuttiya] Luxoomee Pursad[ Lakshman Parsad] by the Benee boo Aly [Bani Bu Ali] tribe and inhabitants of Zoor [Sur]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the Fatelkear[ Fateh ul Khyr] by the inhabitants of ZoorAggression towards the shroff [banker] of the Bushire [Bushehr] ResidencyThe movement of Esa ben Tareef [Shaikh ‘Isa bin Hamad bin Tarif Al Bin ‘Ali al-‘Utbi] and his followers from Bahrein [Bahrain] to AboothabeeThe flight of Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir II Al Mazkur], the Governor of Bushire, from Bushire due to his impending arrest by the Government of Fars.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 588 and terminates at f 626, as it was originally 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Tribal relations
Piracy
Emir of Abu Dhabi
Political Resident
Governor of Bushire

Geographic region:

Karrack (island)
Zoor
Bushire

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001878.0x000118_ar
81055/vdc_100000001878.0x000118_en
IOR/F/4/1767/72461
IOR/F/4/1767/72461

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