Publication Date
1872/1872
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
4
Physical Dimensions
4 folios
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100023483821.0x000003_ar | 81055/vdc_100023483821.0x000003_en | Mss Eur F126/50, ff 29-32
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100023483821.0x000003_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1872/1872
Notes
Memorandum, in Arabic and English, written by Abol Cassim, Residency Moonshee [Munshi] detailing the recent history of Guttur [Qatar] from 1218 Hijri (
c.1803).The history includes details of the principal settlements of Al Bida'a [Doha], Al Wakrah and Al Zabarah, the tribes that occupied them and their trade and livelihood.The memo also documents attacks on the towns by other tribes; Guttur's relationship with Bahrein [Bahrain]; Bahrein's rulership; Khalifeh ben Selman's alliance with Ben Sa'ud and succesful attack on Bahrein
c.1842 after which he became Shaikh of Bahrein; taxation on Guttur pearl fisheries; the destruction of Zobarah; Bahrein and Guttur as territories of Ben Sa'ud, the Persians or the Turks; the rise of Bida'a as a merchant town; and Guttur being considered to be under the jurisdiction of Ben Sa'ud owing to its tribute to Bahrein being paid by them to Ben Sa'ud. | 4 folios | more | less
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British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
