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agency
An office of the British Government and, earlier, of the East India Company. Agencies were headed by Agents. The rank and purpose of agents changed over time, but since the early nineteenth-century they were subordinate to Residents and played an overtly political role.
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albumen
Invented in 1850, this was the first way of printing a photograph on a paper base from negative by coating the paper with an emulsion of salt and egg white.
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astrolabe
An ancient instrument that allows users to make astronomical observations and calculate from them such information as their precise location on earth, the date and precise time.
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bania
An Indian Hindu merchant working in the Gulf.
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binkām
Refers here to water clock, though historically the same word has been used to refer to sand clocks.
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board of control
Also known as the 'Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India' (formal title) or the India Board, established by Act of Parliament in 1784 to 'superintend, direct and control' the East India Company's civil and military government and the business connected with its Indian revenues. By the Government of India Act of 18 [..]
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board of control
Formally titled the 'Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India', this body, also known as the India Board, was established by Act of Parliament in 1784 to 'superintend, direct and control' the East India Company's civil and military government and business connected with its Indian revenues. The powers of the Board a [..]
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bombay marine
The navy of the East India Company.
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broker
Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation.
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chalgi baghdad
A musical performance group and genre of Iraq.
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