‘Affairs of the Persian Gulf.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Affairs of the Persian Gulf.’
- Creator:
- Author: Government of Bombay
- Date:
- 1850/1850
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay to the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf.The item contains summaries of the enclosures to the political letters, mostly concerning:Alleged acts of ‘piracy’ in the Gulf, and actions taken to obtain redress and apprehend participantsEvents on the Arabian Coast of the Gulf, including the relations between Debaye [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and an attack by a party of the Beniyas [Banī Yās] tribe on two boats from Himreya [Al Hamriyah]The activities of the vessels serving in the Indian Navy Squadron in the Gulf, and arrangements for relieving those whose period of service is endingClaims made to the Government of Bombay for assistance in recovering losses incurred while trading or conveying goods in the GulfThe removal of Shaik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr] as Governor of Bushire [Bushehr]Reports from Muscat and OmanEvents in Bahrein [Bahrain].The title page (f 418) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1850’, Collection No. 1 in 28 Vols.: Vol. 1’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 418 and terminates at f 426, 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:
- Intelligence
Claims - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108386670.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108386670.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2416/130506
IOR/F/4/2416/130506