Yazar
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
at Sharjah. Enclosures typically include copies and originals of letters to and from various
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ruling families
Basım Tarihi
27 Mar 1897-3 Dec 1903 (CE, Gregorian)
Konu
1
Tür
Belge
Dil
İngilizce
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı
287
Kütüphane
Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası
IOR/R/15/1/753
Kayıt Numarası
vdc_100000000193.0x0002da
Lokasyon
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.
Tarih
27 Mar 1897-3 Dec 1903 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar
The majority of correspondence in the file consists of letters and instructions, with enclosures, in Arabic and English, between 27 March 1897 to 3 December 1903, from the Political
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
at Bushire to Khān Bahādur ‘Abd al-Laṭīf bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān,
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.
Agent on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
at Sharjah. Enclosures typically include copies and originals of letters to and from various
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ruling families, Persian officials and notable merchants (for example, ff. 158, 241), and from British
native agents
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
(for example, the
native agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
at Lingah, f. 222). Letter No 39 of 1901 encloses facsimiles of English telegrams in received at Bushire from the Secretary for the Government of India Home Department (ff. 117-119) and folios 138-140 are copies of Persian letters from 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.
to 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.
Agent at Bandar ‘Abbās.
The Arabic or Persian text of the letters is handwritten and appears on the left hand of the folio, while the English text occasionally appears typed (for example, f. 5). The letters are numbered according to the year, for example, ‘No. 315 of 1900’ (f. 22), although some letters appear unnumbered (for example, f. 171). Some letters are written on black-edged paper (for example, f. 44) indicating mourning for Queen Victoria. The subject of the letter occasionally appears in pencil or pen in Arabic on the
verso
The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'.
side letter (for example, f. 137v).
The correspondence within the file deals generally with commercial and consular matters and the relations of the rulers of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
shaikhdoms with one another and the British. Subjects covered in the file include: attacks on boats, including those of Ahmed bin Delmuk [Aḥmad bin Dalmūk]; status, claims and petitions of British Indian subjects (banyans) and others on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
; announcements of the birthday of Queen Victoria and her death in 1901 (ff. 116-119) ; relations with the Persian government and the presence and movements of the Persian gunboat
Persepolis
; quarantine and epidemics (for example, smallpox, f. 3); French relations with Muscat and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
;
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
islands, including Ghāghah, Dalmā, Sirī, Ṣir Bū Nu‘ayr, Abū Mūsá, Ṭanb; gathering trade statistics of Sharjah; pearling issues, including a dispute over the sale of a pearl of great value (f. 174), a ban on Arab divers proceeding to Marichichikaddi in the north-west coast of Ceylon in 1903 (f. 252) and runaway divers from Kuwait (ff. 240-241 and 274-275); Resident and
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.
staff visits to
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
shaikhs; illness of 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.
Agent at Sharjah, in 1899 and 1903 (ff. 31 and 276); relations between shaikhs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Maktūm bin Ḥashar Āl Maktūm and Shaikh Zāyid bin Khalīfah Āl Nahyān; administrative issues of Sharjah
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.
Agent, including salary and allowance (ff. 88-89); 1899 uprising in Lingah (f. 70); various slavery cases and notifications; murder of a Persian shopkeeper in Umm al-Qaywayn; death of Shaikh Humeid bin Abdullah [Ḥumayd bin ‘Abdullāh Āl
Qāsimī
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
], chief of Ras al-Khaymah (f. 47); relations between the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
shaikhs and the Sultan of Muscat; issues relating to Zowra [al-Zawrā’]; relations between the Shaikh of Sharjah and the Shaikh of Fujeira, Hamed bin Abdulla [Ḥamad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sharqī] (1902); and importation and smuggling of arms and ammunition into the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.