Author
the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
1908 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
The Ajman: a tribal confederation of the north-eastern Arabian Peninsula, including Kuwait. -
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
16
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/57
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000004
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
1908 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains a set of manuscript notes by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Kuwait (Captain Stuart George Knox) on the Ajman [‘Ajmān] tribe.
The notes include genealogical charts ('pedigrees'); estimates of numbers of fighting men; references to allowances received by shaikhs; and a table giving the divisions of the tribe (folio 5).
Many names are recorded in Arabic only.
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