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‘Persian Gulf gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Précis of Katar [Qatar] affairs, 1873-1904.’ [36r] (71/92)
The record is made up of 1 volume (46 folios). It was created in 1904. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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seize him and recover Lis claim from him. Sheikh Jasim was informed that
hostile movements by sea would be prohibited, and was invited to send an agent
to Abu-Dhabi, where the British Agent had instructions to investigate the claim
and complaint referred to. He did not do so, and the Eesidency Agent's enquiry
showed that the complaint was exaggerated, and that Butay did not admit
Jasim's claim, and preferred counter claims against the people of El-Katr, A
reference to Sheikh Za'eed elicited refutation of the charges and a renewal of
his claim for compensation for property plundered and blood money for the
two men killed in the buggarah at El-Bidaa in 1876.
12. In December 1881, some of the Beni-Hajir and other Bedouin tribes
* n t * a ^ la-r ^ 1Q, in the vicinity of El-Katr made a raid in
Babrem Agent s letters Nos. 187 and 193, • i i u J £ -rxi i • i
dated the 20th and the 28th December 1881, and Mo. tllC neignbOUrllOOCl 01 AuU Dhabi and Car -
18, dated Februnry 1S82, and Political R^ident's r | e( J awa y some Camels which theV Sold at
report to tli6 OovBrnrncnt 01 Inciiaii No. 37 of Jtn "r^i i nni-^ i • i? i? a i tat t •
February 1882, also Shaikh Za'eed's letter of 22nd iil-15iaaa. ±116 Lniet 01 Abu-Dhabi prepar-
February 1882, and
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 report to the e( j f 0 retaliate, and Sheikh Jasim sum-
Government of India, No. / 6, dated the 28th March j ii at o -m -r. • i i
1882. moned the Arabs of El-Bidaa and
Wakrah to his assistance, sending at the
same time Muhammad-bin-Abdul Wahab to Shaikh Za'eed to endeavour to
make terms. Eventually an understanding was brought about between the
Sheikhs.
13. In June 1885, Sheikh Jasim wrote to the Political Kesident, reiterat-
Vide
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 letter, to the Qovernment ing Ws old olahn and grievances against
of India, No. 127, dated the 5th August 1885, and Slicikll Za'eed, and renewing Ms proposal
No. 148, dat»d the soth September i88o. to occupy El-Odeid and repeople it. In
reply, he was informed of the order of Government regarding that place, and
requested to renounce his intention of going there. As regards his claims, he
was told to send particulars in view to enquiry being made into their merits,
but he did not comply.
14. In the summer of 1885, the Al-Bu Sha'ar tribe, dependents of Sheikh
Vidt Bahrein Agent's news report!, dated the 29th Za eed, plundered SOmeijBedouin teams of
July and eth August 1885. the dependents of Sheikh Jasim encamp
ed at Na'ajah, a watering place near El-Bidaa, and carried away three female
slaves. When Sheikh Jasim got this news he ordered the Beni-Hajir tribe to
retaliate on Sheikh Za'eed's people, particularly on the offending tribe, the Said
Al-Bu Sha'ar. Accordingly the Beni-Hajir and the Al-Murrah tribes raided
the Beni-Yas territory, and carried away six camels, of which one belonged to
Sheikh Za'eed himself, and the others to Shaikh Hashar-bin-Muktoom. The
Bedouins conveyed the camels to El-Bidaa, and Jasim sent two of them as
presents to the Sheikh of Bahrein, who in return sent him a mare. Sheikh Za'eed
demanded the camels from Jasim, because the raiders had taken refuge at
El-Bidaa, while the latter denied the fact, and replied that last year Mahomed-
bin-Jeair of the Manasser tribe having plundered his people entered the Beni
Yas territory and received protection. Strong remonstrances were exchanged
between Sheikh Za'eed and Sheikh Jasim, and hostile preparations and move
ments were made, but eventually Nasir-bin-Mubarik went to Abu-Dhabi at the
instance of Jasim, and effected an arrangement under which Jasim was to
rid* shargah Agent's report No. 32, dated the become responsible for any wrong which
22nd March 1886. might be done by his tribesmen to
Sheikh Jasim's peeple. Sheikh Jasim however did not act according to the
arrangement, as, when asked to do so by Sheikh Za'eed, he advanced a list
of old claims against the Kubeysat tribe. Consequently hostilities continued
between the Sheikhs.
15. In July 1886, Sheikh Za'eed wrote to the
Political Resident
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, complain
ing that Sheikh Jasim had been writing to the inhabitants of the Island
under Abu-Dhabi, who were indebted on account of pearl-fishery claims, with
the object of inducing them to repudiate their debts. At about the same time
Sheikh Za'eed forwarded a letter written to him by Sheikh Jasim, transmitting
a letter from the Commander of the Turkish steamer " Zohaff," and stating that
he had orders from the Turkish authorities to rebuild El-Odeid. In forwarding
these letters 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.
, Sheikh Za'eed protested against Sheikh
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The volume, stamped ‘Confidential’ on the front cover, is part 1 (historical and political materials) of a précis of Qatar (spelt Katar throughout) affairs for the years 1873 to 1904. It was prepared by Judge Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Service, and published in 1904 by the Government of India Foreign Department, Simla, India.
The main subjects of the précis, which is comprised chiefly of extracts from Government correspondence, run as follows:
- Turkish movements in Qatar, 1873; Chief of Bahrain (spelt Bahrein throughout) advised to keep aloof from complications in Qatar, 1873;
- British intervention refused to Chief of Debai [Dubai] in case robberies committed against vessels of his subjects on Qatar coast, 1873;
- Threatened attack on Bahrain and Qatar (Zobarah [Zubara]) by the Bedouin tribes of Beni Hajir, 1874;
- Complaints of Turkey about Chief of Bahrain’s encroachments in Qatar, 1874;
- The Beni Hajir attack Zubara and commit piracies, 1875;
- Aggressive policy of the Turks and establishment of a new Turkish province on the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- Plunder of a Bahrain boat by the Beni Hajir and an excessive contribution levied by the Chief of Bidaa [Al-Bidda] on British Indian traders residing there;
- Claims preferred by the Government of Basrah [Basra] on behalf of the inhabitants of Qatar against certain residents of Bahrain, 1876;
- Alleged ill-treatment of British Indian subjects, 1879;
- Piracies at Zubara – destruction of Zubara by Shaikh Jasim [Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī], 1878;
- Ill-treatment of Indian traders, 1879;
- Question of suppression of piracies on the Arab coast. Claims of the Turks to Odeid [’Odaid] (1871-81); previous history of ’Odaid, 1837-76;
- History of ’Odaid continued, question of Turkish jurisdiction on the Qatar coast, and suppression of piracies, 1878-81;
- Removal of section of the Al-bu-Kowareh tribe from Al-Bidda to Foweyrat [Fujairat], 1879;
- Threatened attack on Bahrain by Nasir-bin-Mobarik [Nasir bin Mubarak] and Shaikh Jāsim of Al-Bidda, 1881;
- Shaikh Jāsim’s desire to occupy ’Odaid, 1881;
- Policy as to the relations to be maintained with Shaikh Jāsim and the Turkish Government in Qatar, 1881;
- Ill-treatment of British subjects by Shaikh Jāsim and exaction of a fine from him, 1880-82;
- Protest of the Porte against British proceedings at Al-Bidda. British disclaimer of Turkish jurisdiction in Qatar, 1883;
- Shaikh Jāsim’s projected expedition against a branch of the Beji Hajirs in 1884;
- Fight between the Ejman [Ajman] and allied tribes on one side and Morah and Monasir tribes on the other, 1884;
- Disputes between Shaikh Jāsim and the Chief of Abuthabi [Abu Dhabi], Jāsim’s intentions to occupy ’Odaid and the ill-treatment of Bedouins at Al-Bidda, 1885-86;
- Outrages against Indian subjects under Jāsim’s instigation, and Shaikh Jāsim made to pay a fine, 1887;
- Protests of the Porte against British Government proceedings, 1888;
- Question of withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from Al-Bidda;
- Turkish expansion along the Arab coast and the policy of the British Government, 1888;
- Hostilities between Shaikh Jāsim and Shaikh Zaid [Zayed bin Khalifa] of Abu Dhabi, reported movements of the Chief of Jabal Shamer Ibn Rashid towards Oman in order to aid Shaikh Jāsim, 1888-89;
- Jāsim carrying munitions of war by sea, 1889;
- Turkish project of rebuilding Zubara, 1888;
- Turkish measures for establishing their jurisdiction on a firmer basis on the Arab coast. Increase of Turkish forces in Qatar, 1888;
- Intrigues of Jāsim against Abu Dhabi, 1889-90;
- Turkish projects for rebuilding Zubara and ’Odaid, 1890-91;
- Hostilities between Shaikh Jāsim and the Turks, 1891-93;
- British policy towards Jāsim during the hostilities. Chief of Bahrain and Abu Dhabi, 1893;
- Question of Turkish jurisdiction in Qatar, 1893;
- Removal by Turkish authorities of the British flag from a boat at Al-Bidda, 1897;
- Occupation of Zubara by the Al-bin-Ali tribe with the support of the Turks and Shaikh Jāsim. Threatened attack of Bahrain, and the energetic measures taken to expel the settlement, 1895;
- Arab rising against the Turks in Qatar;
- Disturbances off the Qatar coast between the Amamera and Al-bin-Ali tribes, 1900;
- Piracies committed by the Beni Hajir off the Qatar coast, 1900;
- Reconsideration of our general policy on the Arab side of the Gulf;
- (1) Proposed British protectorate over the Chief of Qatar; (2) Aggressive action of the Porte in attempted to establish mudirates at ’Odaid, Wakra and Zubara, 1902-04.
The appendices are as follows:
- A. Memorandum on the causes of the hostility between Shaikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi and Shaikh Jāsim;
- B. Extract from Captain Daly’s draft letter to the address of 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. , submitted for approval on 14 January 1901, relating to Qatar;
- C. Memorandum by Mr EC Block, dated 11 March 1903, about the Turkish claim over Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (46 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the précis are arranged in rough chronological order, and organised under a number of subheadings, with each paragraph numbered from 1 to 229. Three appendicies follow the main précis. There is a contents page at the front of the volume (f 5) which lists the subheadings with their corresponding paragraph numbers. The appendices are referenced using the volume’s pagination system.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, with page numbers located top and centre of each page.
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