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IOR/R/15/1/186
- Record Id:
- 040-000227623
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00009f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023871441.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/186
- Title:
- 25 File 624 Biographical histories of noteworthy persons; information collected from officials at Muscat, Makran Coast, Gwadar
- Scope & Content:
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The volume contains a collection of biographies of 'noteworthy persons' within the political jurisdiction of the Residency in the Persian Gulf. There is some limited correspondence related to the collection of this information, which includes applications made by Edward Charles Ross, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the following:
- Samuel Barrett Miles, Political Agent and Consul at Muscat.
- L Gabler, Deputy Director of the Persian Gulf Telegraphs/in Political Charge of the Gwadur [Gwādar] Agency.
- The Residency Agent, Bahrain.
The majority of the biographies have been submitted via standardised forms with entries for the following; name, father, wife, tribe, residence, and children. Each entry has a biographical history for each subject, while some have both an entry in Arabic, and an entry in English (i.e. a translation). At the back of the volume is a single entry in Persian. The returns for Oman — supplied by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat — do not follow this format, and are instead supplied as manuscript biographical histories.
The entries are arranged into sections. The first section is not labelled, but may represent the returns from Gwadur. The remaining biographies fall under the following sections:
- Unlabelled section.
- Office Copies - Busrah [Basra].
- Office Copies - Bahrein [Bahrain].
- Office Copies - Coast of Fars.
- Office Copies sent to the Foreign Office.
- For Office Record.
It is noted that the biographical information from the Deputy Director of Persian Gulf Telegraphs (i.e. Gwadur) was compiled by Mr McDonall.
- 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
037-000227551
038-000227619
040-000227623 - 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/15/1/119-198 : Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence bound in subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/183-192 : Bushire Political Residency correspondence: subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/186 : 25 File 624 Biographical histories of noteworthy persons; information collected from officials at Muscat, Makran Coast, Gwadar - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0002]/037-000227551[0004]/038-000227619[0004]/040-000227623
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (430 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00009f
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1852
- End Date:
- 1884
- Date Range:
- Sep 1852-May 1884
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Condition: A large number of folios have suffered from minor pest and water damage. As a result, some of the folios are very fragile, and some of the text has also been obscured, which can result in difficulties interpreting affected text.
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The volume contains the following foliation corrections; f 69, and f 69A; f 71, and f 71A.
- Arrangement:
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The biographies are arranged by the region they were returned from, while other copies are arranged by their intended destination/use. These sections are ordered as follows:
- Unlabelled section.
- Office Copies - Busrah [Basra].
- Office Copies - Bahrein [Bahrain].
- Office Copies - Coast of Fars.
- Office Copies sent to the Foreign Office.
- For Office Record.
The very first section is not labelled, but possibly represents the returns from Gwadur [Gwādar].
Correspondence related to the collection of this information is interspersed throughout the file, though it is primarily located at the front and back of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)