‘Persian Gulf gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Précis of Katar [Qatar] affairs, 1873-1904.’ [36v] (72/92)
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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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 Government ^ Uia ^,,vM'r.o+ 1 'nno onrl RViPlkh
of India, No. 109, dated the 6tli August 1886. to these Communications, and bliei LL
Jasim was again warned against interference with El-Odeid. , Subsequently
the Turkish authorities at Busrah, on being addressed on the subject, disaYOWed
and censured the action of the Commander of the Zohaff in writing to the
Chief of Abu-Dhabi.
16. In August 1887, the Chief of Abu-Dhabi complained that a buggarah
1 with robbers from Wakrah put to sea, and
after plundering a Bahrein boat near the
Agent's No. 69, of lit September 1887. Island of Ashat, made tor a buggaran
manned by some of the Kubeysat tribe who were out diving. The latter did not
notice the approach of the robbers, who fired on them and pounded a man
named Ashkan— so that he died. Sheikh Za eed stated that this was due to the
instigation of Sheikh Jasim and Ali-bin-Hashid of W akrah.
17. In February 1888, it was reported that about 400 of the Manaseer
Bedouins, known as the Al-bu-Sha'ar, mounted on 200 camels arrived at El-Na a-
iah the watering place of El-Bidaa, and carried away about 40 male and female
slaves. Some of the party arrived early in the morning outside the town or
El-Bidaa, 1 and carried away two or three
Vide news report by the Bahrein Agent, dated the j sa ^ section of the Manaseer
29th February 1888, fomarded to the Govenment of xuo oai o ^
India, with the Resident's letter No. 91, dated the tribe Were Said to be Under the autnOnty
loth March 1888. of ^ Q llie f 0 f Abu-Dhabi. On hearing
of this raid, Sheikh Jasim sent some men in pursuit of the Bedouins, but with
out any result. This took place while the Wali of Busrahi was at El-Bidaa.
18. In April 1888, Sheikh Za'eed, while encamped at a watering -place
called A1 Samaih, received informatr©^ that Sheikh Jasim was preparing to
attack some of the dependencies of the Beni Yas, and while he sent messengers
Vide Shargah Agent'a report No. 47. dated the to warn his people, Sheikh Jasim suddenly
16th April 1888. attacked the village of Bamnon near Lee-
wah, where he arrived with his Bedouins from the direction of a waterless
plain, and seized about 400 camels. He also recovered two of the female slaves
who had been taken away from El-Bidda on the previous occasion. Jasim's
party arrested twenty villagers, and having soundly thrashed them let them go.
Sheikh Jasim is said to have sent some of the camels as presents to Bin Rasheed
in Nejd, and to have received some horses in return.
19. In May 1888 Sheikh Za'eed-bin-Khalifah, sent a pa*ty of 250 Bedouins
,, .-«■ r* ^ .m, mounted on camels, led by Mahomed
Vidt Bahrein Agent's report No. 57, dated the 4th , ' • -i i r. •
June 1888, forwarded to the Govtrnment of India, BlU-Seif and accompanied by 111S SOH
with the PoUticai Resideat'a utter No. las, dated khalifa, to raid El-Bidaa. They surprised
the 19th Juae 1883. ^ defeated Sheikh Jasim's party close
to El-Bidaa, killing upwards of thirty men, amongst whom was Ali, second son
of Sheikh Jasim, and carrying away a large booty.
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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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