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IOR/F/4/258/5655
- Record Id:
- 041-000737967
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000737962
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000248
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100094377499.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/258/5655
- Title:
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‘Cession by the King of Persia to the French of the Port of Gombroon.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bengal and Bombay. It concerns news of French activities in Persia and the Gulf, and the measures to be taken to protect British interests.
In particular, the item addresses reports of a French mission to Persia, of an agreement made between Persia and France, and concerns about the threat this might pose to British interests in the Gulf. It is alleged that Persia has agreed to cede the port of Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and the islands of Ormus [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz], Kishm [Qeshm], and Kharick [Kharg] to France, and that a French fleet is heading to the Gulf to take possession of these territories. As a result, plans are made for the formation of a naval force to intercept the French fleet.
The primary correspondents are: Owaness Paitkym [Hovhannes Paitkhim]; Moohummud Hossein Khan [Mirzā Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Bahādur Jang, also referred to as Mirzer Moohummaud Hooseyn Khan]; Jafer Ali Khan [Ja’far ‘Ali Khan], Native Agent, Shiraz; Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire [Bushehr]; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Rear Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Commander in Chief, East Indies; Captain John Ferrier; Nusuroola Khan [Naṣr Allāḥ Khān Qarāguzlū, also referred to as Nusur Oolla Khan and Nassuralla Khan], Vazir of Fars [incorrectly identified as Beglerbeg of Fars in the item]; and His Royal Highness the Prince Regent at Sheraze [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs].
The title page (f 264) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 14, Season 1808/09, Draft 178, Para. 61’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, July 1808 and September and December’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000737962
041-000737967 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/258 : Board's Collections Vol 258
IOR/F/4/258/5655 : ‘Cession by the King of Persia to the French of the Port of Gombroon.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0260]/040-000737962[0005]/041-000737967
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (93 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000248
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1807
- End Date:
- 1808
- Date Range:
- Jun 1807-Mar 1808
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 315, and terminates at 407, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)