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IOR/L/PS/5/455, ff 98-136
- Record Id:
- 041-003949937
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100126463125.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100141197232.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/455, ff 98-136
- Title:
- ‘Affairs of Aden’
- Scope & Content:
-
Enclosure nos. 2-18 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay, dated 30 May 1848. The enclosures are dated 15 April-30 May 1848.
The primary focus of the item is on reports related to hostilities between the Imam of Senna [Imām of Sana’a] and the Sherriff [Sharīf] of Mocha, including:- The situation in Mocha under the Imam’s control, particularly in regard to effects on British trade
- The Imam’s departure from Mocha with the intention of taking Zebeed [Zabid] from the Sherriff
- Reports that a Turkish [Ottoman] force has been assembled in Egypt with the intention of occupying Mocha and Hodeida [Al Hudaydah].
- A request from the newly appointed Catholic Bishop of Gallas [or the Oromo people] for permission to use Aden for his communications with Rome, and to establish a Catholic mission with British protection at Zeyla [Zeila] or nearby
- Reports of enslaved children being purchased in Berbera by ships originating from ports in the Gulf and the Red Sea
- Proposed additions to the British treaty with the Sultan of Lahidge [Lahej].
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539301
041-003949937 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
IOR/L/PS/5/455 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 93
IOR/L/PS/5/455, ff 98-136 : ‘Affairs of Aden’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0093]/040-000539301[0004]/041-003949937
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (39 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1848
- End Date:
- 1848
- Date Range:
- 30 May 1848
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 44 of 1848
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bishop of Galla, 1846-1899
Government of India, 1834-1947
Imam of Yemen, 897-1962
Political Agent, Aden, 1839-1854
Sharif of Mocha, 1843-1849
Sultan of Lahej, 1728-1967 - Subjects:
- Missionaries
Oromo (African people)
Slave trade
Treaties
War (concept) - Places:
- Aden, Arabian Peninsula
Berbera, Africa
Hodeida, Arabian Peninsula, Asia
Mocha, Arabian Peninsula
Zeyla, Africa