‘State of affairs in the Bagdad Pachalie’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘State of affairs in the Bagdad Pachalie’
- Date:
- 1848/1848
- Description:
- Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-3 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 12 April 1848. The enclosures are dated 26 January-1 April 1848. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in and around Bagdad [Baghdad], including: a British merchant who was beaten and arrested while attempting to enter Bagdad and attempts to bring charges against the soldiers responsible; and the unauthorised boarding of a British vessel at Bussorah [Basra] and claims for restitution. The item also contains correspondence which may belong in the previous item (IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 532-535) concerning the arrival in Aden of the East Indian Company ship Mahiand instructions for it to proceed to Mocha, Hodeida [Al Hudaydah] and Mussowa [Massawa] to gather intelligence. The correspondents are: the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; the Political Agent, Aden; the Government of India; and the British Embassy, Constantinople [Istanbul].Physical description: 1 item (11 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Bagdad
Bussorah - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100111228031.0x000014_ar
81055/vdc_100111228031.0x000014_en
IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 536-546
IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 536-546