Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain
- Date:
- 1871/1872
- Description:
- Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871.The papers concern the response to the seizure and execution at Bahrein [Bahrain] of a messenger from the 'pirate', Nassir bin Mobarek, who wished to communicate with Guttur [Qatar], and the seizure of letters the messenger was carrying. The messenger was said to have been responsible for the murder of the father of the Ruler of Bahrain [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], and the letters included some from the Ottoman military commander in the area.The Enclosures include reports of the incident, including one from the commander of HM Gunboat Hugh Rose; correspondence from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; correspondence from the Viceroy; a request from Midhut Pasha, the Ottoman Governor at Baghdad for reparation over the incident; the British wish to avert the threat of Turkish interference in Bahrain; reports of the escape of Abdullah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] from Lahsa [Hasa]; and reports of the expression by the Ruler of Bahrain of regret over the messenger's murder.The Enclosures are dated 27 October - 1 December 1871.Physical description: There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 570-571, numbered 1-23.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Executions
Nejd Expedition (1871-1872)
Sovereignty
Hugh Rose, gunboat - Geographic region:
- Bahrein
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001e_ar
81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001e_en
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 569-581
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 569-581