Author
local rulers.
Publication Date
Mar 1888-9 Jun 1890 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
404
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/189
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0000a2
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
Mar 1888-9 Jun 1890 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains memos, reports and correspondence exchanged between the British officials in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
and his Agents at Sharjah and Bahrein [Bahrain], the Ruler of Katr [Qatar], Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah, discussing hostilities between the two rulers, occurring between 1888 and 1889. The hostilities were initially due to the dispute on the sovereignty over Al Udaid [’Odaid, Qatar] considered to be Abu Dhabi property, and provoked attacks and raids. The main events dealt with in the volume are the attack of Bedouin from Abu Dhabi on Al Bida [Qatar] during which twenty-four men were killed including Ali, Shaikh Jasim's son, and the subsequent Qatari attack to Dhafrah [Abu Dhabi].
The volume also contains copious letters in Arabic (with English translations) sent to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
at Bushire by local rulers.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged chronologically, from the earliest letter in the file at the front to the most recent letter in the file at the back.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
665 Old Records (33)