‘Persian Gulf. Affairs of the Vol: 2’

Title:

‘Persian Gulf. Affairs of the Vol: 2’

Date:

1851/1851

Description:

Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay, which appears in IOR/F/4/2445/134344. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Ambassador to Tehran. It is the second in a series of twenty-one items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The entry of Feerooz Meerza [Fīrūz Mīrzā Nuṣrat-al-Dawlah], Prince-Governor of Fars into Bushire [Bushehr]A case of ‘piracy’ involving the subjects of Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] plundering and stealing a boat from Congoon [Bandar-e Kangan] and murdering those on boardNew regulations requiring British subjects to notify the Governor of Bushire before trading with Persian [Iranian] subjectsA description of those in Fars under British protection and the effect of this on customs dutiesStrengthening of the defences of BushireA request from Hajee Mirza Ruza [Ḥājī Mīrzā Reżā] that the British should advocate for the return of his and his son’s property which was confiscated in Meshed [Mashhad]Unrest in Lar and Bebehan [Behbahan]A list of British subjects present in Fars and with the Indian Naval squadron in the Gulf, to add to the UK census of 31 March 1851.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft N 34 – 1852’, and ‘Collection No 32’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 108, and terminates at f 142, 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:

Trade regulation
Diplomatic protection
Civil unrest
Prince-Governor of Fārs

Geographic region:

Bushire
Bebehan
Lar

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100108388777.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108388777.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2445/134345
IOR/F/4/2445/134345

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