Yazar
the will of the people of Kalba
Basım Tarihi
4 May 1937-12 Nov 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Konu
1
Tür
Belge
Dil
ara,eng
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı
279
Kütüphane
Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası
IOR/R/15/2/2016
Kayıt Numarası
vdc_100000000282.0x0002ef
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
4 May 1937-12 Nov 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar
The volume concerns political developments at Kalba, particularly the consequences of the death of Shaikh Said bin Hamad; the minority of Shaikh Hamad bin Said; the involvement of Shaikh Sultan bin Salim [Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, in Kalba affairs; and the appointment of Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Sultan al Qasimi [Khālid bin Aḥmad bin Sulṭān Āl Qasimī] as Regent of Kalba.
The main correspondents are: 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.
, Bahrain (Captain Tom Hickinbotham and Hugh Weightman); 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle); and 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, Sharjah (Khan Sahib Saiyid Abdur Razzaq).
The papers cover: reports of the death of Shaikh Said bin Hamad, Ruler of Kalba; the election of Shaikh Hamad bin Said as successor to his father, by the will of the people of Kalba; the attempt of Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad, ex-Shaikh of Sharjah, cousin of the Shaikh of Sharjah, and son-in-law of the late Ruler of Kalba, to force the people of Kalba to appoint him Shaikh; the involvement of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar [Sultan bin Saqr 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.
], Ruler of Sharjah, in Kalba affairs; the maintenance of the Imperial Airways aerodrome and petrol dump at Kalba; the attempt of the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah to take over power in Kalba, including his difficulties there, his removal by the British by naval vessel from Kalba to Bahrain, British displeasure at his actions, and his complaint against his treatment; the selection by the notables of Kalba of Barut, Head Slave of the late Shaikh of Kalba, as regent; discussion of the adoption of Shaikh Khalid as the British nominee (folio 150); discussion by British officials of the implications of official recognition of a slave, Barut, as de facto ruler of Kalba (folios 171-180); 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.
's suggestion that Kalba should be governed by a Council of Regency formed of notables from Kalba (folio 180); the election of Shaikh Khalid as Regent of Kalba; and correspondence concerning the payment of 2,500
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
by the Ruler of Sharjah to Shaikh Khalid at the beginning of each pearling season as part of the agreement by which Shaikh Khalid had abdicated as Ruler of Sharjah (folios 257-261, and notes, folio 274).
An entry on the title page (folio 4) states that the file was closed on 14 November 1937.
The Arabic language content of the file consists of approximately forty folios of correspondence, most of it from 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.
, Bahrain; 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, Sharjah; the Rulers of Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Kalba; and the Regent of Kalba, all with English translations.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 262-275).
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office files: B/17
