Author
Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed]
Publication Date
1863-1872 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
4
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Mss Eur F126/50
Record ID
vdc_100000001524.0x0003bd
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
1863-1872 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains two reports in Arabic and English by Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed], 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.
Arabic Moonshee [
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.
] on trade in the Gulf Region and a journey he undertook from Bushire to Felahieh via Busreh [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait] and Mahomerah [Khorramshahr].
Also contained in the file are histories of Guttur [Qatar] and Bahrein [Bahrain] written in Arabic and translated into English.
Erişim Koşulları
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Düzenleme
The file has no discernible arrangement.
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'Hajee Ahmed, Residency Arabic Moonshee's, Statement of Trade carried on at Koweit, Busreh, Mahomereh, Felahieh, Bushire, Bahrein, Bunder-Abbass and Lingeh. The goods exported and imported and the duties levied on them.'
24 images
Ref: Mss Eur F126/50, ff 1-12
'Hajee Ahmed Residency Arabic Moonshee's Journal during his travels from Bushire to Busreh, Koweit, Mahomereh, Felahieh and back'
32 images
Ref: Mss Eur F126/50, ff 13-28
'Memo: by Abol Cassim Moonshee concerning the district of Guttur [Qatar]'
8 images
Ref: Mss Eur F126/50, ff 29-32
'Memorandum - from Ebrahim ben Rujeb: What I know about Bahrein'
12 images
Ref: Mss Eur F126/50, ff 33-38
