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IOR/R/15/1/1-5
- Record Id:
- 038-000227429
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000061.0x000038
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1-5
- Title:
- Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
- Scope & Content:
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The volumes contain copies of correspondence sent to and from the Residency at Bushire, which was established on 12 April 1763 following the conclusion of a trade agreement with the Shaikh of Bushire. The Residency went into temporary abeyance from 1769 to 1775, owing to a deterioration in both trade and local political relations, and even on its re-establishment in 1775 its maintenance was for a time at a loss to the East India Company.
From 1763 to 1778 the Bushire Residency reported to the Agency at Bussora [Basra], but in 1778 Bussora was downgraded to a Residency and responsibility for Bushire was transferred to the Governor and Council in Bombay. These reporting bodies are the principial correspondents with the Residency within these volumes.
The main subjects of the correspondence are: financial and administrative matters relating to the Residency; trade; relations with local tribes, particularly the Bani Ka'b; and political developments in Persia, particularly with the Zand Dynasty. Other matters of note include ongoing hostilities and competition with the French, both in the Gulf and at Muscat, and political developments in Baghdad and Bussora.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227428
038-000227429 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/1-5 : Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/1/1 : Vol 1 Letters inward and outward
IOR/R/15/1/3 : Vol 3 Letters Outward (from Bushire)
IOR/R/15/1/4 : Vol 4 Letters inward
IOR/R/15/1/5 : Vol 5 Letters inward and outward
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/1/1-5 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0001]/038-000227429
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSubSeries
- Extent:
- 5 volumes (516 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1763
- End Date:
- 1803
- Date Range:
- 1763-1803
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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There is a mixture of foliation and pagination across the volumes within this sub-sub-series, with volumes 1, 2, 4 and 5 using foliation and volume 3 using pagination.
- Arrangement:
- The volumes have been arranged chronologically, using the date that each letter was either sent or received by the Residency at Bushire. Volumes 1, 2 and 5 contain a mixture of both incoming and outgoing correspondence; volume 3 contains only outgoing correspondence while volume 4 contains only incoming correspondence.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Banū Ka‘b, Tribe, c 1740-c 1840
Bombay, grab ship, 18th Century
Eagle, snow-brig, 2nd half of the 18th century
Government of Bombay, Council, c 1740-1876
Governor of Bushire, Late 18th century-20th century
Panther, ship, 1778-Early 19th century
President and Governor of Bombay in Council, 1662-1947
Resident, Bussora, 1778-1810
Revenge, ship, 1755-1782
Zand Dynasty, Family, 1751-1794
Zand, Karīm Khān, Wakil, Ruler of Persia and founder of the Zand dynasty, 1705-1779
Āl Maktum, Family, Late 18th century - Subjects:
- Administration
Financial administration
Trade (practice)
Wool trade - Places:
- Bussora, Asia
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- IOR/R/15/1/749-758