‘Persian Gulf. Report of the Resident’s visit to Bunder Abass and his proceedings there.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Report of the Resident’s visit to Bunder Abass and his proceedings there.’
- Date:
- 1847/1848
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 June 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on his visit to Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas, also rendered in text as Bunder Abbass] and meetings with the Governor of that place, Shaik Syf bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma’walī], in April 1847. In particular, he reports on a complaint by Shaik Syf about the duties levied at Bunder Abass by His Highness Syed Soweeynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat, and the negative impact of this on the trade in the area. Hennell also reports on Shaik Syf’s intention to attack ports on the Persian [Iranian] coast following a dispute with Houssein Khan [Ḥusayn Khān], Governor of Fars, as well as Hennell’s response to this.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 78, Vol: 4.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 233, and terminates at f 243, 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:
- Visits
Customs duty
Blockades
Governor of Bandar Abbas - Geographic region:
- Bunder Abass
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098005417.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098005417.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2238/112325
IOR/F/4/2238/112325