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IOR/F/4/1165/30472
- Record Id:
- 041-000744088
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000744086
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001779.0x00031b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106168820.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1165/30472
- Title:
- ‘Vol: V. Persian Gulph [Gulf]’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes, resolutions and memorandums cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of the Government of Bombay Political Consultations. The item is concerned with multiple issues pertaining to the political situation in the Persian Gulf, in particular:
- The Imaum [Imam] of Muscat’s failed expedition to Bahrein [Bahrain], the Chief of Bahrein’s intention to attack Muscat in retaliation and his request to Major David Wilson, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], for assistance
- Wilson’s instructions for Captain Thomas Elivon of the East India Company’s sloop Amherst and Commodore Philip Maughan, Commanding Squadron in the Persian Gulf, regarding marine signals, the Imaum’s expedition against Bahrein and the delivery of letters to numerous places in the Gulf
- The capture of a man suspected to be Obed or Abdoolla ben Muhunnuh [Ubayd bin Muhanna, also rendered as Abd Allah bin Muhanna], an alleged pirate leader and the subsequent investigation in Bahrein to confirm his identity
- An attack on Bushire by Prince Timor Meerza [Timūr Mīrzā Qājār], son of Hoossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā Farmānfarmā] the Prince of Sheeraz [Shiraz], and the ensuing communications between Wilson and the Prince of Sheeraz regarding punishment of Prince Timor and appropriate restitution for the damage caused by the attack
- Wilson’s thoughts on the political powers of the provinces in Persia and the importance of maintaining a friendly relationship with Hoossain Ali Meerza in the event of him succeeding his father as the Shah of Persia
- The purchases of arms from the Company by Hoossain Ali Meerza and Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā Nāyib al-Salṭana Qājār] and the Government of Bombay’s different attitudes to the Princes based on their status
- Port duties charged to the Imaum of Muscat at the port of Bombay and the suggestion by Wilson to supply water free of charge as a favour to the Imaum.
The correspondence mainly consists of letters between Wilson and the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay. Other correspondents include: numerous officers in the Company’s Marine; Secretaries to the Bengal and Madras Governments and the Acting Persian Secretary; Native Agents at Mocha and Bahrein; the Envoy at the Court of Persia; the Rulers of Muscat, Bushire, Bahrein, Sheeraz, and the Chief of the Buniboo Alli [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 783, Draft 477, 1829/30' and 'Examiner's Office 1830'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000744086
041-000744088 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1165 : Board's Collections Vol 1165
IOR/F/4/1165/30472 : ‘Vol: V. Persian Gulph [Gulf]’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1170]/040-000744086[0002]/041-000744088
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (168 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100106168820.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1828
- End Date:
- 1829
- Date Range:
- 5 Sep 1828-1 Apr 1829
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also features a Contents page (f 156) noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)