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IOR/F/4/2586/154787
- Record Id:
- 041-003708294
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226416
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108940118.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171465020.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2586/154787
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Hammed bin Mujuddel- the Amaseer Chief- Expedition ordered against- for exacting satisfaction for a piracy.-’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 14 October 1854. The item is the second in a series of nine items on events in the Persian Gulf 1853-54. The enclosures are dated 4 July 1854-7 October 1854.
The item relates to attempts by the Government of Bombay to obtain reparations from Shaikh Humud bin Mujdel, Amaieer 'Chief' [Ḥamad bin Majdal al-‘Umayrī, ‘Amāyir Ruler of Jana], following his involvement in the sale of enslaved people at Bahrein [Bahrain], the murder of three men from Katiffe [Qatif], and the plunder of a boat belonging to Kowait [Kuwait]. In particular, the item concerns:
- Arrangements for sending an Indian Naval vessel to the Persian Gulf in an expedition against Humud bin Mujdel, including acquiring supplies of artillery men from Bombay [Mumbai]
- Reports from Lieutenant Alexander Foulerton, Commanding the Company brigantine Tigris, on his initial attempts to visit the island of Gunna [Jana], where Humud bin Mujdel is based
- Discussions on action to take following the news that Humud bin Mujdel has sought shelter in Wahabee [Wahhābī] territory
- Proposals for obtaining reparations if Humud bin Mujdel does not return from that territory.
Foulerton's reports also note the difficulty of navigating the Tigris in the area around Gunna, providing details of the reefs, landmarks, and mooring conditions.
The correspondents are: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy; Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron; Major [Thomas?] Stock, Assistant Adjutant-General, Bombay Army; Lieutenant-Colonel Humphry Lyons, Town Major, Bombay; Foulerton; and the Government of Bombay.
The item contains multiple spellings for individuals and places.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '20 1855', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 67 of 1854', 'Vol: 1A' and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '1' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '5'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002226416
041-003708294 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2586 : Board's Collections Vol 2586 nos 154738 to 154822
IOR/F/4/2586/154787 : ‘Persian Gulf Hammed bin Mujuddel- the Amaseer Chief- Expedition ordered against- for exacting satisfaction for a piracy.-’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2590]/040-002226416[0008]/041-003708294
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (20 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100108940118.0x000001
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1854
- End Date:
- 1854
- Date Range:
- 4 Jul 1854-14 Oct 1854
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 799, and terminates at f 818, 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 (ff 800-801), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date and No. of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date and No. of Consul[tation]’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)