British Agents

Name: British Agents
Author: an agent. at Muscat

İsim	British Agents
Yazar	an agent. at Muscat
Basım Tarihi:	30 Jun 1857-27 Jan 1862 (CE, Gregorian)
Konu	1
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,eng,fra
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	318
Kütüphane:	Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	IOR/R/15/1/163
Kayıt Numarası	vdc_100000000193.0x000088
Lokasyon	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Tarih	30 Jun 1857-27 Jan 1862 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar	The volume contains correspondence relating to the employment and activities of British Agents responsible to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire. The correspondents include: Felix Jones, British Resident at Bushire; the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; Captain Christopher Palmer Rigby, British Consul and Agent at Zanzibar; Syed Thuweynee [Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat; the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat; Commanders of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Naval Squadron; the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah; the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Shiraz; Prince Tahmasp, Governor of Fars; Charles Murray (later Charles Alison), British Minister at Tehran; and Lieutenant R W Whish, Commander of the Mahi . The volume is organised into sections, each relating to a different topic, as follows: Subject 1: Relates to the British Agent at Muscat, covering the following matters: the dismissal of Heskael bin Yusuf as Agent due to lack of communication and inefficiency; the appointment by Jones of Henry Chester as Agent, and his subsequent removal because of the need for officers of his rank in the navy; the argument, put forward by Jones, for the need for a British-born agent at Muscat because of the sensitive political situation (the political split between Zanzibar and Muscat), a new telegraph station at Muscat that requires the expertise to operate, the slave traffic in Oman, and the growing influence of foreign powers (France) in the country; the appointment of William Pengelley as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat. The section contains (folios 24-32) detailed instructions for new agents at Muscat and a discussion of the protection to be given to banyans (Indian traders) in the region and the extent of British jurisdiction. Subject 2: relates to friction and disagreement between Jones and Hormuzd Rassam, appointed temporarily as British Agent at Muscat, caused by the former communicating directly with the Sultan of Muscat and the latter considering himself under the authority of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Aden, not Bushire. Subject 3: relates to Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājī Ya‘qūb], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], including praise and reward for his good service, and compensation paid to the family of Hajee el-Mir [Ḥājī al-Mīr], a munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. who drowned off Sharjah and was employed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Subject 4: also relates to Ḥājī Ya‘qūb, specifically the transferral of a boat in store at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Sharjah for the use of the Agent. Subject 5: relates to the position of British Agent at Shiraz after the Anglo-Persian War. Matters covered include: the re-appointment of Meerza Mahomed Hussun Khan [Mīrza Moḥamad Ḥasan Khān] as agent by Jones and his subsequent dismissal in favour of Hajee Mahomed Khuleel [Ḥājī Moḥamad Khalīl], who had been appointed by Charles Augustus Murray, British Minister at Tehran; the disagreement between Jones and Murray following these events; the routes of communication with India to be used and whether, if Shiraz is bypassed, to retain an agent there. Subject 6: relates to the resignation of Ḥājī Moḥamad Khalīl as agent at Shiraz and a cholera epidemic affecting the city. Subject 7: relates to the appointment of E N Castelli as British Agent at Shiraz, his retirement shortly afterwards, and the re-appointment of Moḥamad Ḥasan Khān. Also briefly covers Charles Murray's return to Europe on sick leave. Subject 8: consists of correspondence between the Resident at Bushire and Castelli, Agent at Shiraz, on miscellaneous topics, including the case of a Persian merchant in Bombay, naturalised as a British subject, seeking legal protection in Persia, and the death of Mirza Mahomed Ali Khan [Mīrza Moḥamad ‘Ali Khān] Nawabi Hindi. Subject 9: relates to the work of several munshis A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. employed by the British Government, including: interpreter Meerza Mahomed Jawad [Mīrza Moḥamad Jawād] joins a mission to Muskat [Muscat]; praise for the work of Abdool Kurrem [‘Abdul Karīm]; Abdool Cassim [‘Abdul Qāsim] transferred from the Clive to the Auckland to be appointed the Commodore's munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. . Subject 10: relates to a claim by Khulfan Rattonsee on the estate of the deceased brother of Moolla Ahmed [Mullā Aḥmad], British Agent at Lingah and complaints made about former Muscat Agent, Hezkiel. Subject 11: relates to leave granted to Khodadad bin Mahomed [Khudādād bin Moḥamad], Slave Agent at Bāsaʻīdū, in order to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Düzenleme	The volume is firstly divided into sections relating to a specific subject within the main subject of British Agents. Each section is given a subject number, ranging from 1 to 11, and arranged using this number. Within each section the correspondence is arranged chronologically.
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British Agents

Yazar an agent. at Muscat

Basım Tarihi 30 Jun 1857-27 Jan 1862 (CE, Gregorian)

Konu 1

Tür Belge

Dil ara,eng,fra

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 318

Kütüphane Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası IOR/R/15/1/163

Kayıt Numarası vdc_100000000193.0x000088

Lokasyon British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Tarih 30 Jun 1857-27 Jan 1862 (CE, Gregorian)

Notlar The volume contains correspondence relating to the employment and activities of British Agents responsible to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire. The correspondents include: Felix Jones, British Resident at Bushire; the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; Captain Christopher Palmer Rigby, British Consul and Agent at Zanzibar; Syed Thuweynee [Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat; the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat; Commanders of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Naval Squadron; the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah; the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Shiraz; Prince Tahmasp, Governor of Fars; Charles Murray (later Charles Alison), British Minister at Tehran; and Lieutenant R W Whish, Commander of the Mahi . The volume is organised into sections, each relating to a different topic, as follows: Subject 1: Relates to the British Agent at Muscat, covering the following matters: the dismissal of Heskael bin Yusuf as Agent due to lack of communication and inefficiency; the appointment by Jones of Henry Chester as Agent, and his subsequent removal because of the need for officers of his rank in the navy; the argument, put forward by Jones, for the need for a British-born agent at Muscat because of the sensitive political situation (the political split between Zanzibar and Muscat), a new telegraph station at Muscat that requires the expertise to operate, the slave traffic in Oman, and the growing influence of foreign powers (France) in the country; the appointment of William Pengelley as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat. The section contains (folios 24-32) detailed instructions for new agents at Muscat and a discussion of the protection to be given to banyans (Indian traders) in the region and the extent of British jurisdiction. Subject 2: relates to friction and disagreement between Jones and Hormuzd Rassam, appointed temporarily as British Agent at Muscat, caused by the former communicating directly with the Sultan of Muscat and the latter considering himself under the authority of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Aden, not Bushire. Subject 3: relates to Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājī Ya‘qūb], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], including praise and reward for his good service, and compensation paid to the family of Hajee el-Mir [Ḥājī al-Mīr], a munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. who drowned off Sharjah and was employed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Subject 4: also relates to Ḥājī Ya‘qūb, specifically the transferral of a boat in store at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Sharjah for the use of the Agent. Subject 5: relates to the position of British Agent at Shiraz after the Anglo-Persian War. Matters covered include: the re-appointment of Meerza Mahomed Hussun Khan [Mīrza Moḥamad Ḥasan Khān] as agent by Jones and his subsequent dismissal in favour of Hajee Mahomed Khuleel [Ḥājī Moḥamad Khalīl], who had been appointed by Charles Augustus Murray, British Minister at Tehran; the disagreement between Jones and Murray following these events; the routes of communication with India to be used and whether, if Shiraz is bypassed, to retain an agent there. Subject 6: relates to the resignation of Ḥājī Moḥamad Khalīl as agent at Shiraz and a cholera epidemic affecting the city. Subject 7: relates to the appointment of E N Castelli as British Agent at Shiraz, his retirement shortly afterwards, and the re-appointment of Moḥamad Ḥasan Khān. Also briefly covers Charles Murray's return to Europe on sick leave. Subject 8: consists of correspondence between the Resident at Bushire and Castelli, Agent at Shiraz, on miscellaneous topics, including the case of a Persian merchant in Bombay, naturalised as a British subject, seeking legal protection in Persia, and the death of Mirza Mahomed Ali Khan [Mīrza Moḥamad ‘Ali Khān] Nawabi Hindi. Subject 9: relates to the work of several munshis A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. employed by the British Government, including: interpreter Meerza Mahomed Jawad [Mīrza Moḥamad Jawād] joins a mission to Muskat [Muscat]; praise for the work of Abdool Kurrem [‘Abdul Karīm]; Abdool Cassim [‘Abdul Qāsim] transferred from the Clive to the Auckland to be appointed the Commodore's munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. . Subject 10: relates to a claim by Khulfan Rattonsee on the estate of the deceased brother of Moolla Ahmed [Mullā Aḥmad], British Agent at Lingah and complaints made about former Muscat Agent, Hezkiel. Subject 11: relates to leave granted to Khodadad bin Mahomed [Khudādād bin Moḥamad], Slave Agent at Bāsaʻīdū, in order to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The volume is firstly divided into sections relating to a specific subject within the main subject of British Agents. Each section is given a subject number, ranging from 1 to 11, and arranged using this number. Within each section the correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) Book Number 248