Zanzibar Affairs
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Zanzibar Affairs
- Date:
- 1871/1871
- Description:
- Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 10 October 1871, concerning Zanzibar.The papers cover: the accession of Syud Burgash [Saiyid Barghash] as Sultan of Zanzibar; the despatch of HMS Wolverineto Zanzibar, and the question of whether the Wolverineshould salute the new ruler; requests from the Government of India for information on Zanzibar affairs; the response to Syud Burgash's letter announcing his accession; the new ruler's attitude to the suppression of the slave trade; and correspondence concerning the formal recognition of Syud Burgash as Sultan of Zanzibar.The Despatch includes correspondence from Dr John Kirk, Acting Political Agent and HM Consul at Zanzibar.The enclosures are dated 9 January to 3 October 1871.Physical description: There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 70-71, numbered 1-15.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Sultan of Zanzibar
- Geographic region:
- Zanzibar
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00002f_ar
81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00002f_en
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 69-77
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 69-77