‘State of affairs in the Baghdad Pachalie’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘State of affairs in the Baghdad Pachalie’
- Date:
- 1848/1848
- Description:
- Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-4 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 25 January 1848. The enclosures are dated 2-27 November 1847. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in and around Bagdad [Baghdad], including:Flood defences on the EuphratesTrade and immigration through Bussorah [Basra]The unauthorised boarding of a British vessel at Bussorah by local authoritiesTroops raised by the Governor of Kormanshah [Kermanshah] to fight against ‘brigands’ in his provinceThe immunity from British interference of Persian [Iranian] ships transporting enslaved persons in the Gulf and the difficulty of securing the release of those brought to Bussorah by them.The primary correspondents are the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, the British Consul in Bagdad and the Ottoman Governor of Bagdad.Physical description: 1 item (26 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Flood defences
Slave trade
Prince-Governor of Kermanshah - Geographic region:
- Bagdad
Kermanshah
Bussorah - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100111228031.0x000005_ar
81055/vdc_100111228031.0x000005_en
IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 54-79
IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 54-79