'14/169 Differences between Shaikh Rashid of Um ul Kowein and his brother Naser bin Ahmad, June 1912 to 22 Jany 1917' [106r] (220/447)
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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OFFICE NOTE.
Dated 2nd. BaM-ul-Awwal 13*2
29t,h January 1(514
iPROMri
ISA BIN ABDUL ALTIF
SMRfAH.
aHAN BAHADUR ABDUIj A\jTTF
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 AT SHARf-AJi
A.C, ,
I "beg "to represent to youfhelow)the facts of
what happened between me and SHAIKH FASHED BIN AHR
when I delivered your letter to him.
I called on SHAIKH FASHED on the .2 r th January
1914,when he was at SHAR^AH as the guest of SHAIKI{
SA j AR,the Chief of Si{AR0A c ,{ •Yh .en he read your lette
I conveyed to him the advices which you had asked
to deliver,observing that it was advisable for him
accept the same and not to bring upon himself the
wrath of Government and involve himself in dangers
which he does not know how will end:that it is bet
for him to accept the views of Government thafe/ to phrw
obstinacy:that it would be advisable for him .to oak
000 in addition to the 10000, which had been sti
lated through SHAIKH SAOAR,Chief of SHAR.feuon acc
pf his brother ,NASER:that these r 000 will remain i
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to
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deposit at the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
against the claims which FASpF
alleges to have against the people of lBM^D-0AI? r AtOT:
and that any claims which may he proved for NAS|iF
would be paid out of the P c,r 000; and that otherwise
it would be refunded to .him.The last reply he gave
was that he would pay neither the 10000 nor the ad
tional r 000,and that"after he received a letter fr
rn p
li-
^)rn
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bhe Captain of the man-of-warVFOX" that either he
khould pay the 10000 or war would be declared afte
•5 hours,and when he did not pay and the FOT left,he
|lQes not think that any unity exists between him and
he Government" and further that if men-of-war came
(bver to demolish UMM-jlL-QAHfAIN,he would then consult
limself as to whether it should be demolished or
5 200-3-10
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 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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