Author
Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Publication Date
1871/1872
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Subject
Executions | Nejd Expedition (1871-1872) | Sovereignty | more | less
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
13
Physical Dimensions
1 item (13 folios)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001e_ar | 81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001e_en | IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 569-581
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100084589627.0x00001e_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1871/1872
Notes
Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871.The papers concern the response to the seizure and execution at Bahrein [Bahrain] of a messenger from the 'pirate', Nassir bin Mobarek, who wished to communicate with Guttur [Qatar], and the seizure of letters the messenger was carrying. The messenger was said to have been responsible for the murder of the father of the Ruler of Bahrain [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], and the letters included some from the Ottoman military commander in the area.The Enclosures include reports of the incident, including one from the commander of HM Gunboat
Hugh Rose; correspondence from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; correspondence from the Viceroy; a request from Midhut Pasha, the Ottoman Governor at Baghdad for reparation over the incident; the British wish to avert the threat of Turkish interference in Bahrain; reports of the escape of Abdullah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] from Lahsa [Hasa]; and reports of the expression by the Ruler of Bahrain of regret over the messenger's murder.The Enclosures are dated 27 October - 1 December 1871. | 1 item (13 folios) | There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 570-571, numbered 1-23. | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
