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IOR/F/4/648/17850
- Record Id:
- 041-000741139
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000741136
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001741.0x00016e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100103781299.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/648/17850
- Title:
- ‘Proceedings adopted in consequence of the depredations committed by the Joasmee pirates in the Persian Gulph, Vol. 1’
- Scope & Content:
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This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It is the first in a series of 8 items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [Qawasim] (the others are: IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17853 and 17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17856 and 17857). The main subjects are:
Reports of piratical activity by the Joasmee along the coast between Bombay and the Persian Gulf between 1815 and 1818, and the measures taken to protect vessels sailing under British colours. The reports include:
- Details of a consultation between William Bruce, the Resident at Bushire and Hussan bin Rahmah [Ḥasan bin Raḥmah al-Qāsimī], the ruler of Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah, also referred to as Ras-ul-Khima and Ras-ool Khyma], and Bruce’s demand for recompense for the alleged Joasmee capture and plunder of three ships belonging to merchants from Surat
- Offers of assistance to Britain against the Joasmee from the Imam of Muscat and Shaikh Rahmah bin Jauber [Shaikh Raḥmah bin Jābir Āl Jalāhimah], the chief of the Āl Jalāhimah clan, along with an account of the history of this clan and the other clans of the Uttoobee [Banī ʿUtbah] tribe.
The expedition against Rasul Khyma carried out in December 1819 under the command of Major General Sir William Grant Keir, including:
- The instructions issued and preparations made for the expedition
- Accounts of the attacks on the port of Rasul Khyma and the fort of Zyah [Dhayah]
- The articles of a General Treaty [General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf] intended to bring about the cessation of piracy in the Gulf; and the articles of preliminary treaties with individual tribal rulers
- Plans for a new station in the Gulf, to be located in Kishm [Qeshm], to ensure that the new treaties are observed
- The reaction of Persia [Iran] to the expedition
- An account of the journey of Captain George Forster Sadlier across the Arabian Peninsula on a mission to Ibrahim, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt.
The expeditions carried out against the Beni-boo Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe in 1820 and 1821.
The title page (f 114) of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political No. 12', 'PC [Previous Communication] 16, Draft 383', and 'Examiner's Office'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000741136
041-000741139 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/648 : Board's Collections Vol 648
IOR/F/4/648/17850 : ‘Proceedings adopted in consequence of the depredations committed by the Joasmee pirates in the Persian Gulph, Vol. 1’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0650]/040-000741136[0003]/041-000741139
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (210 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001741.0x00016e
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1815
- End Date:
- 1821
- Date Range:
- 19 May 1815-29 Aug 1821
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 114, and terminates at 323, 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.
- 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)