'File 0205 Sharjah Affairs (Including Bani Qitab)'

Content

The file contains correspondence relating to affairs in Sharjah. The correspondence is principally between 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 or the Political Officer at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, and 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 (Bahrain from 1946).

Matters covered by the file include:

• Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, the ruler of Sharjah's proposal to build a fort on the island of Sir Bu Nu'air;
• an intercepted letter from King 'Abdul 'Aziz bin Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia to Shaikh Muhammad bin 'Ali bin Huwaidin of the Bani Qatab [Bani Qitab] tribe (August 1939);
• a settlement between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr and Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed of Kalba over the allowance given to the latter;
• fears of Bedouin raids in Dubai;
• a proposal from the Bank of India and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to open a branch in Sharjah;
• the murder of the cousin and rival of the Shaikh of Himriyah;
• incidents of robbery by members of the Bani Qitab and Awamir tribes;
• reparation work carried out on the falaj ( pl. aflāj), a network of water channels, at Dhaid.

Folio 12 is a secret memorandum on the Bani Qitab tribe, written by Khan Abdur Razzak, 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, dated 6 October 1943.

Folio 51 is a genealogical chart of the Qasimi tribe.

Extent and format

1 file (50 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 52; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-34; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/4/1

Former external reference(s)

File 0205

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Dec 1937-14 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

SharjahKalbaHamriyah

People & organisations

Bahrain Political AgencyPersian Gulf Political ResidencyPolitical Agent, Trucial CoastNative Agent, Trucial Coast, SharjahSa'ūd bin 'Abd al-'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd, King of Saudi ArabiaShaikh Sultān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī, Ruler of SharjahBeni Qitab (Tribe)Āl Qāsimī (Family)Āl 'Awāmir (Tribe)

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