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The record is made up of 1 volume (180 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1904-30 Nov 1922. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Pron- 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.
\^ent f Shargah
To - The D e puty
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.
, Persian Culf^Dushire
F^o-'J'lO dated loth October 19^0.
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I l>eg to forward herewith a letter received ne fron
Shaikh Handan ben Z-^id addressed to you stating that a -few
months ago a nan of \waner naned Hanad \r-Radhdhah killed
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and plundered his subjects without any fault. Yes, this
affair took place in January 19^0 and I reported it in ray
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letter No«30 dated 10th January 1920 when the \neri raan cane
to Shargah and Shaikh Hamdan sent his brothers Chaikhs Saqar
^en Zaid and Goltan ben Zaid demanding the man when the
Chaikh of Defeii and his men entered Hharrrah and the Shaikh of
the latter place refused to deliver the man to Shaikh Hamdan
ben Z-^id's brothers, oince that time that man has been
killing and plundering the subjects of Shaikh Hamdan but did
not come to Ghargah and remained with the Bedouins of Bani
Katab. During the month of Ramazan (llay-June) the man with
14 men of the \wamer attacked Liwah, killed 5 men and took
away 20 camels belonging to the subjects of Shaikh Hamdan.
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On oOth Uoharram 1839 (4. 10*30) the same man with 25 men
of \waner itticked Liwah, fijrhtmg ensued between then and
the inhabitants of Livrah with the result that 3 nen were
killed on the Vwamer side and 4 of the Liwah nen and the
former fled away. I am now informed that on 24th I'oharram
(y.10.20) Ghaikh Hamdan ben ^aid proceeded with a force of
his \ra bg and 3edouins of J/anaseer to Braimi and that from
there he intends to fight all the \wamer.
JLjj
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- Content
Correspondence discusses the following topics:
- Abdul Rahman bin Seif, the former chief of Himriyah, attacked Seif bin Seif, the rebel chief and expelled him from Himriyah. As a result the chief of the Beni Kalb made treaty with some other Sheikhs. Identification of a specimen of oxide from Sir Beni Yas and the reported visit of Germans to that island.
- Complaint made by the peopleof Batina, Bani Omar and others against Zayed Faisal's [Faisal bin Turki] highhanded actions in recovery of custom duty and fines from them.
- Blood feud between the Bu Shames tribe of Buraimi and Abu Dhabi.
- Shaikh of Ras al-Khaima's plan to proceed to Shaam by sea to coerce the people of that village in order to induce them to acknowledge him as their lawful Shaikh.
- A dispute between Hamdan bin Zaid [Shaikh] and Hamad al-Radhaheh, one of the notables of the Bedouins.
- Murder of a Somali by Bedouins of Khawala tribe near the village of Hayal resulting in a dispute between the chiefs of Umm al-Qawain [Qaywayn] and Ras al-Khaimah.
- Renewed quarrel between the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah] and the Headman of Khan.
- Sheikh of Dubai's intention to attack Shaikh of Ras al-Khaimah.
- Shaikh of Shargah asks permission to allow him to build a water reservoir on the Island of Sir Bu Dair for use by divers.
- The actions of the Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal in the village of Hajrim and the resulting fight between him and the Shaikh of Dubai and reoccupation of Hajrim by the latter.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (180 folios)
- Arrangement
There is an index in the front of the volume which lists the principal topics within the file and gives folio references for them. There are file notes at the back of the volume explaining how the file is arranged.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Foliation is written in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing on number 180.
The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A, 74, 74A, 80, 80A, 84, 84A, 88, 88A, 94, 94A, 96, 96A, 100, 100A, 103, 103A, 106, 106A, 107, 107A, 111, 111A, 113, 113A, 116, 116A, 120, 120A, 121, 121A, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 141, 141A, 145, 145A, 148, 148A, 150, 150A, 151, 151A, 157, 157A, 159, 159A, 162, 162A, 170, 170A, 177, 177A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/239
- Title
- Miscellaneous
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:4v, 5v:6v, 7v:13v, 16v:19r, 20r:24v, 25v:30v, 31v:62v, 63v:67r, 68r, 67v, 68v:73v, 74ar:74bv, 75r:80v, 80ar:80av, 81r:83v, 84ar:84bv, 85r:87v, 88ar:88av, 88r, 89v:91v, 93r:94v, 94ar:94av, 95r:95v, 96v, 98r:99v, 100ar:100bv, 101r:103v, 103ar:103av, 104r:106v, 106ar:106av, 107ar:107av, 108r:111v, 111ar:111av, 112r:113r, 113ar:113av, 114r:116v, 116ar:116av, 117r:121v, 121ar:121av, 122v, 123v:133v, 133ar:133av, 134r, 135r:137r, 137ar:137av, 138r:144v, 145ar:145bv, 146r:148v, 148ar:148av, 149r:150v, 150ar:150av, 151ar, 151br:151bv, 152r:157v, 157ar:157av, 158r:159v, 159ar:159av, 160r:162v, 162ar:162av, 163r, 164r:170v, 170ar:170av, 171r, 172v:177v, 177ar:177av, 178r:180v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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