Abstract: The item consists of copies of correspondence enclosed with letters from the Government of Bombay. It concerns requests from Claudius James Rich, Resident at Baghdad, and his predecessor Sir Harford Jones, for allowances to be granted to Coja Mokiel Ibn Minas [Khwaja Mikayil bin Minas Baghdadi], the residency’s interpreter, and Coja Owannes Pitcairn [Khwaja Hovhannes Paitkhim], described as Harford Jones’s former secret agent in Persia. A request is also made by Rich for a salary increase for the son of Coja Mokiel Ibn Minas, who is also an interpreter at the residency.The title page (f 20) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 8, Season 1809/10, Draft 186’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, September 1809’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 20, and terminates at f 29, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: Letter form Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, HR Ambassador from Iran to the Foreign Office, relating the cost in dinar notes of some parcels that were despatched by air but lost off the coast of Spain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Three copies of map sheet Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2901, comprising a base map with overprints.The base map bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1917' and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, roads, telegraphs, settlements, place names and international boundaries. The sheets bear the printed note 'International Boundaries as in July, 1914'. A 1921 edition of this base map is at Maps 46970.(44.) and includes accompanying notes (including compilation details) published by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910, although lacks a GSGS designation yet contains an additional red plate (railways) and grey plate (hachures and ancient canals) that are both lacking from this version.Overprints in red and blue depict the disposition of British and Indian troops as at 7 April 1920 and the cost per annum of maintaining them, and railway routes radiating from Bagdad.Folio 4 also contains line features [routes or boundaries?] added as pencil annotations.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in pencilDimensions: 693 x 728mm, on sheet 789 x 887mm
Abstract: This bundle consists of letters from Sir James Outram received 7 July 1857, consisting of summaries of letters sent from Mohamra [Mohammerah, now Khorramshahr] and Baghdad to Lord Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) (17 May, 23 May, and 4 June 1857), and a summary from Outram sent from Baghdad (6 June 1857).The summaries of letters relate to matters including the evacuation of Mohamra, Outram’s intention to proceed to Baghdad ‘in order to settle on the Commissioners to proceed to Herat’, the discharge of Baggage Cattle, and the Commissioners proceeding to Tehran and from there to Herat.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterView in an alleyway in the main bazaar, Baghdad, with a figure standing in shadow in the lower centre of the image. Above and behind him a wooden balcony links the buildings on either side of the alleyway. At left a mashrabiyya and some woven palm fronds hang from the brick building.InscriptionsInk, below image: 'A side alley of the main Bazar, Bagdad'Pencil, above image at right: ‘42’;’20’Physical description: Dimensions:154 x 108 mmCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘42’
Abstract: This item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. It mostly features reports sent by Claudius James Rich, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia.The main topics covered are:The deposition of Saed [Said] Pasha of Bagdad [Baghdad], and his replacement by Daoud [Dawud] Effendi [referred to as Daoud Pasha following his accession to the Pashalic]The situation of the British Residency in Bagdad during the succession, including appeals received for advice, support and protection from Saed Pasha and other leading figures and officialsDaoud Pasha’s consolidation of power, including his alleged bad treatment of leading officials and merchants in Bagdad; his relations with the Montifick [Montafiq] Arabs; the influence of Persia [Iran] on the Pasha’s Government; and the commendation received from Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.Other topics that feature in the item are:The deposition of the Pasha of Mousul [Mosul], and his earlier role during the succession in BagdadThe arrival in Bagdad of Zemaun [Zaman] Shah, the former ruler of Afghanistan, and his request for British assistance to aid him in recovering his positionThe appointment of a new vaivode [voyvoda] in MardinThe progress of the military campaign against the Wahabees [Wahhabis] led by Ibrahim Pacha [Pasha], son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Viceroy of EgyptConcerns about French activities in Bagdad and India.The title page (f 18) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 4, 1819/20, Draft 100’ and ‘Examiner’s Office December 1819’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 18, and terminates at 120, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Claudius James Rich, British Political Agent in Turkish Arabia.The majority of the item concerns relations between Persia and the Pachalic [Pashalik] of Bagdad [Baghdad], military manoeuvres of Persia and the Ottoman Empire, and the tensions between the two states caused by:The flight of Hassan Beg [Bey], the brother of the Pacha of Courdestan [Kurdistan], from Mahomed Ali Mirza to the Pacha of BagdadThe accusations of Mahomed Ali Mirza that the Pacha of Bagdad is encouraging a band of counterfeit coinersThe Pacha of Bagdad’s proclamation inciting the chiefs of the Province of Rewandiz [Rawandiz] to desert the PersiansDisputes over the governorship of Sulimania [Sulaymaniyah] and Courdestan.The rest of the item concerns:The arrival and treatment of the French when visiting the Pacha of Bagdad [Pasha of Baghdad, Dawud Pasha]The position of Mahomed Ali Mirza [Dowlatshah], Prince of Kermanshah, in Persia [Iran], and his protection of Kelb Ali Khan, the alleged murderer of Captain Grant and Mr Fotheringham, members of Sir John Malcolm’s embassyThe involvement and influence of Russia on Persia, and Russian interest in Kharezin [Khorasan], Bokhara [Bukhara] and AfghanistanThe civil and political disorder prevailing around BagdadRussian support for Mahomed Ali Mirza as the heir to the Shah of Persia, instead of Abbas Mirza, and the friendship between Mahomed Ali Mirza and Yermolov [Aleksey Perovich Yermolov, Russian Ambassador to Persia].The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 38, P.C. [Previous Communication] 61, [Season 18]23/4’ and ‘Examiner’s Office 1822’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 179 and terminates at f 216, 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.
Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-3 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 7 February 1852. The enclosures are dated 9 October-2 December 1852.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in and around Bagdad [Baghdad], particularly a power struggle in Sook-is-Shiookh [Suq al-Shuyukh, also written as Sak-es-Shiookh in the item] between Sheikh Mansoor [Shaikh Manṣūr bin Rāshid al-Muntafiq] and Faris bin Ajeeb [Shaikh Fāris bin ‘Ujail al-Muntafiq]. Other topics covered include:Reports that pilgrim caravans are being attacked and pillaged by members of the Anizeh [Anazzah] tribeThe need for repairs to the flood protections around BagdadThe capture of seven tribal chiefs who had rebelled against Ottoman controlThe removal of Wejehi Pasha [Muḥammad Wajīh Pāshā] as Governor of Bagdad (incorrectly referred to as Governor of Bussorah [Basra] in the item), and the appointment of Namik Pasha [Muḥammad Amīn Nāmiq Pāshā].The primary correspondents are: the Political Agent, Turkish Arabia; the Political Agent, Bussorah; and the Ottoman Director of Political Affairs in Bagdad.Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)
Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterStreet view in Baghdad. At centre in the background a number of people can be seen, including two men wearing white turbans, who are walking towards the camera.The brick walls of two or three-storeyed buildings extend from left and right into the background. A lantern protrudes from the wall at right while a double-height mashrabiyya extends over the street at left.InscriptionsInk, below image: 'A street in Bagdad.’Pencil, at right of image: ‘38’; ‘16’Physical description: Dimensions:185 x 147 mmCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘38’
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View of a street in Baghdad. At left a large three-storey brick building with projecting mashrabiyyas and a roof-terrace takes up most of the scene. At right a brick building extends into the background; gutters extend from the upper walls. Several figures are visible, including one man in dark outer robes right of centre.Inscriptions:Ink, below image: 'Street in Bagdad.'Physical description: Dimensions:151 x 193 mmCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘34’
Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterStreet view in Baghdad. Six children stand variously throughout the fore- and middle-ground, while a man stands at far right.Buildings in this view are somewhat dilapidated, with plants growing from the roof at right.InscriptionsInk, below image: 'A street in Bagdad.’Physical description: Dimensions:186 x 151 mmCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘39’
Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterStreet view in Baghdad. Several men lead donkeys along the wide road from left, away from the camera, while at right a huge bundle of brush is being carried by a figure walking alongside two children.From left the two or three-storeyed buildings, from which at least one mashrabiyya extends, lead into the distant background. At right there is a high, imposing brick wall.InscriptionsInk, below image: 'A street in Bagdad.’Pencil, at right: ‘39’; ‘17’Physical description: Dimensions:182 x 155 mmCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘39’