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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' [‎146r] (303/447)

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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S "T ■— I ipWuiWt mmpntiwf tntom***.' irt iniijmg:
So I beg to bring to • i' o u t* Honour's notice tha t I
have a date grove which was cultivated with my owr
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during the lifetime of my father — at least about I 'D vears
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before his death. And the products of ray date palms
per annum
amounted to two thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ^/which formed an Addition
to the stipend received by me from my father in h
lifetime, and then from my brother Shaikh Hashed
he assumed the Chiefahip of our town of Umm-ul-Qa
when
:.wain
and undertook to orovide the means of our iive1ihiod.
Since we were banished by Shaikh Hashed from:
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Omm-ul-Qaiwain ? I do not know as to what has happened to
my date grove and I hear that it is left alone an| that
its produces are being eaten by the Bedouins.
In consideration of Shaikh hashed's opposition to :
view of the Exalted and Imperial Government in co
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peace between me and him and of the nrotracted nu
I postponed ray application to Your Honour in regard to
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the question of my date trees of which I have beeh
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deprived.
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Seeing tnat by the grace of Cod Shaikh Hash
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received his due reward for his opDOsition to the
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of the Government, I beg to solicit from Your Honp
generosity to do some thing in order that I may have
access to the date oalns which have been planted with
ray hands and which do not concern the estate of m>- r late
father referred to above.
At present we have none on the earth to help
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pity us except God and the Exalted If Imperial/Govp
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raay her glory endure.
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remain pres^ved and guarded.
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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. .

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1 volume (214 folios)
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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
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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' [‎146r] (303/447), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/272, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/universal-viewer/81055/vdc_100023837383.0x000067> [accessed 27 June 2026]

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