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'14/169 Differences between Shaikh Rashid of Um ul Kowein and his brother Naser bin Ahmad, June 1912 to 22 Jany 1917' [67r] (142/447)
The record is made up of 1 volume (214 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1912-15 Jan 1917. 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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prooia of position of affair a oxi sting betvaen Shaijih
Hash id of U mm -a J. - Qn-.v a i n and his half brother
Nasir.
On tha death of 3haiiih Ahmad of Uir.rc-al-Qawain, he
was auooeadad by hia son Shaikh iiashid .vho # wishing to
itaap as muoh of hia father's property us possible, put
off handing ovar the share belonging to his iia^f brother,
llasir, on various pretexts, finally making use of tha
murder of one Muiiammad Sharif as an exouse to oxpel his
half brother and his family from Jnm-ai-wiawain whence
the latter went and too*, refuge at Shargau.
On 7th September 191^, the iiesidjnt to whom Maeir's
mother had appealed wrote to Shailth Eashid suggesting that
he should ta&e steps to maite suitable pi^ovision I or his
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brother and hia family, even if lie considered it undesir
able to allow them to return to Umm^ai-wa.vain.
immediately after the despatch oi tiiis letter a
capture of arms was made at Shargah in which i-iasir gave
great assistance to the iiesidency Agent to whom the local
ShaiKii had given no help# ■ ./hen the questioi; of rewards
to those who had rendered assistance in this capture .fas
brought up, it waa suggested, and tha suggestion accepted
by the Government of India, that the best means of re
warding Kasir would be by efxeoting a r^coiiGixiation
between him and his brother# Shaikh Hashid was therefor©
again addressed by the Resident who" informed him of the
role hia brother had played in connection with the capture
and suggested that it would be a graceful act on his part
to majie this an occasion for reconciliation with his bro~
ther. The Shaikh did not avail himself of the opening and-
after some correspondence of an unsatisfactory nature, the
Resident wrote to Shaikh Rashid saying that, if he waa un
willing to bring the case before the Muhammadan Court or
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to be fully reconciled to his brother, he (the Resident)
would not press the matter, but it was unjust that Haair
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This file contains correspondence about a disagreement between the ruler of Umm al-Qawayn, Sheikh Rashid, and his brother, Naser bin Ahmad, concerning the estate of their father. The main correspondents are Khan Bahadur 'Isa ibn Abd al-Latif, 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; 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Topics include:
- A letter from Brella, widow of the late Sheikh Ahmed (bin Abdullah, Chief of Umm al-Qawain).
- Translation of an extract from a Basrah newspaper, Sada ad-Dastur .
- Sketch maps (folios 150 and 147) in Arabic and translation in English of 'the places allocated by the late Sheikh Ahmad, Chief of Umm al-Qaywayn to his sons and foreigners to plant date palms and to use them for cultivation'.
- Letters discussing a plot by Sheikh Rashid, ruler of Umm al-Qaywayn to murder 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.
- Measures taken against Shaikh Rashid of Umm al-Qaywayn, including bombardment of fort.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (214 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: The sequence consists of small circled numbers located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, commencing on the first full page of text.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/272
- Title
- '14/169 Differences between Shaikh Rashid of Um ul Kowein and his brother Naser bin Ahmad, June 1912 to 22 Jany 1917'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:6r, 7r:27v, 29v:35v, 36v:39v, 40v:49r, 50r:60v, 61v:77r, 78r:79r, 80r:111v, 112v:133r, 134v:137v, 137ar:137av, 138r, 138r:148v, 149v:154v, 155v:177v, 178v:181r, 182r:190v, 191v:193r, 194r:207r, 208r:210r, 211r:213v, 214v:215v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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