'Affairs of the Persian Gulf. Vol: 3.'

Title:

'Affairs of the Persian Gulf. Vol: 3.'

Date:

1810/1832

Description:

Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of the Government of Bombay Political Consultations. It is the third in a series of four items on general affairs in the Persian Gulf (the others are: IOR/F/4/1398/55440, IOR/F/4/1398/55441 and IOR/F/4/1399/55442A).The item is chiefly concerned with general updates of events in the Gulf over the period 1829-32. In particular, the item relates to:Reported acts of 'piracy'Disputes and general relations between chieftains of the tribes in the GulfThe resurgence of the Wahabee [Wahabi] tribe led by Toorky ben Saood [Turki I bin Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] and details of their relations with other tribesThe erection of a fort at Dareen [Dārīn] by Busheer, son of Rahmah ben Jabir [Shaikh Raḥmah bin Jābir Āl Jalāhimah], and its subsequent destructionDiscussions about the legality of attempts by Rashid ben Humed [Shaikh Rashid I bin Ḥumaid al-Nu‘aymī], Chief of Eyman [Ajman], to kill his declared enemy on neutral territoryEvents at Bushire [Būshehr], including: rumours surrounding the visit and intentions of the Prince of Fars (also referred to as the Prince of Sheerauz [Shiraz]); disturbances following the death of Shaik Abdool Russool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān Āl Mazkūr], the Governor of Bushire; the arrival of David Anderson Blane, the new Resident in the Persian Gulf; and proposed changes to the system of pilotage.The item also includes an extensive report by Samuel Hennell, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, on political transactions in the Gulf between 1817 and 1832 (ff 130-225). This report includes details of: an expedition by Major General Sir William Grant Keir; British involvement in the disputes between chieftains; incidences of 'piracy'; the activities of Rahmah ben Jabir; and descriptions of the Beniyas [Bani Yas], Uttoobee [‘Utūb] and Wahabee tribes.The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat; Robert Money, Acting Persian Secretary; Samuel Hennell, Assistant [and Acting] Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of Marine, Bombay.Most of the material within the item dates from 1829-32, however one enclosure includes copies of correspondence from 1810 and 1814. This correspondence relates to research into previous relations between the Government of Bombay and the Wahabees.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department P.C. [Previous Communication] 1230, Draft 183, 1834' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 4, and terminates at f 228, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Piracy
Tribal relations
Reports
Diplomacy
Wahabi (Tribe)

Geographic region:

Persian Gulf
Muscat
Bharein
Dareen

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001819.0x0002d7_ar
81055/vdc_100000001819.0x0002d7_en
IOR/F/4/1399/55442
IOR/F/4/1399/55442

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