Publication Date
?1870 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
3
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 1-3
Record ID
vdc_100023479696.0x000009
Library Location
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.
Date
?1870 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Letter in Arabic, with English translation, from Syed Majid [Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid] to Ameer Abdullah [Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud].
The letter discusses Ameer Abdullah's ownership of the Arab coastline of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and stating that Guttur [Qatar] does not belong to them, but instead is subject to the Rulers of Bahrein [Bahrain]. The letter goes on to give the history between the rulers of Bahrain and the al-Saud's from 1197 (1783) onwards focusing especially on Faisal bin Turki al-Saud, his relationship with the rulers of Bahrain and arrangements for receipt of payments of tributes.
The letter itself is not dated, however the events referred to within it occured in 1870.
The letter is addressed to Colonel Lewis Pelly as he was acting as intermediary in negotiations between the two parties at the time of writing.
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