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IOR/F/4/1519/59964
- Record Id:
- 041-000747313
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000747308
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001840.0x00029b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119016299.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1519/59964
- Title:
- Precis of information on the political condition of the States situated on or connected with the North West and Western Frontier of British India
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of a summary document enclosed within a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors. The document, written by William Henry Wathen, Secretary in the Persian Department, provides brief details on the political status of 'states' under the following headings:
- 'Cashmere' [Kashmir]
- 'Chinese Tartary' [parts of modern-day China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Bhutan and Nepal]
- 'Independent Tartary' [parts of modern-day Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan]
- 'Countries formerly dependent on or in the vicinity of Afghan states'
- 'Afghan territories'
- 'Beloocheestan [Balochistan] and Mukran [Makran]'
- 'Scind' [Sindh]
- 'Persia' [Iran]
- 'Persian Gulf'
- 'The Provinces of Oman in Arabia'
- 'Coast of Arabia from Muskat [Muscat] to the straights of Babeel Mandeeb [Bab el Mandeb]'
- 'Red Sea'
- 'Arabia'
- 'Egypt and Nubia'
- 'Abyssinia (Hubbush)' [Ethiopia]
- 'North East and East Coasts of Africa'
- 'East Coast of Africa called by the natives Suwahil [suwāḥil or ‘coasts’ in Arabic]'
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 1631, Draft 696, 1835', 'Coll[ection] N. 4', 'Bombay Political Department', 'Examiner’s Office 1835'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000747308
041-000747313 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1519 : Board's Collections Vol 1519
IOR/F/4/1519/59964 : Precis of information on the political condition of the States situated on or connected with the North West and Western… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1523]/040-000747308[0005]/041-000747313
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 item (10 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001840.0x00029b
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1835
- End Date:
- 1835
- Date Range:
- 18 Feb 1835-5 Mar 1835
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 60, and terminates at f 69, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 61), noting 'Page', 'Date', 'From', 'To' and 'Date of Consultation'.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)