‘Affairs of the Pachalic of Bagdad’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Affairs of the Pachalic of Bagdad’
- Date:
- 1816/1819
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. It mostly features reports sent by Claudius James Rich, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia.The main topics covered are:The deposition of Saed [Said] Pasha of Bagdad [Baghdad], and his replacement by Daoud [Dawud] Effendi [referred to as Daoud Pasha following his accession to the Pashalic]The situation of the British Residency in Bagdad during the succession, including appeals received for advice, support and protection from Saed Pasha and other leading figures and officialsDaoud Pasha’s consolidation of power, including his alleged bad treatment of leading officials and merchants in Bagdad; his relations with the Montifick [Montafiq] Arabs; the influence of Persia [Iran] on the Pasha’s Government; and the commendation received from Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.Other topics that feature in the item are:The deposition of the Pasha of Mousul [Mosul], and his earlier role during the succession in BagdadThe arrival in Bagdad of Zemaun [Zaman] Shah, the former ruler of Afghanistan, and his request for British assistance to aid him in recovering his positionThe appointment of a new vaivode [voyvoda] in MardinThe progress of the military campaign against the Wahabees [Wahhabis] led by Ibrahim Pacha [Pasha], son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Viceroy of EgyptConcerns about French activities in Bagdad and India.The title page (f 18) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 4, 1819/20, Draft 100’ and ‘Examiner’s Office December 1819’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 18, and terminates at 120, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Rulers
- Geographic region:
- Bagdad
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001714.0x000349_ar
81055/vdc_100000001714.0x000349_en
IOR/F/4/574/14025
IOR/F/4/574/14025