'Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921' [195r] (420/534)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (volume I 125 folios, volume II 249 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921. 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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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.
\geru, Shargah
To - Colonel Trevor, Resident, Bushire
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No.999
Dated 28th Deoembep 19^0« receiyed Snd January Iff!!.
Oa 18th Decenber \bdur Rahman hen Mohammad returned to
Debai from Bahrain by mail steamer, \fter 3 days the men of
Heira who were the follwers of \bdur Rahman went to hira and
brought him to Eeira. The Shaikh of \jman came to know of
going of \bdur Rahman to lieira and immediately proceeded to
Chargah to the brother of Shaikh Khaled and instigated him
to collect a force and jointly march on Heira and bombard it
in order to capture \bdur Rahman and the people of Heira. T
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advised Shaikh Khaled's brother to abstain from doing so but
did not agree through the instigation of the Shaikh of \1man
I asked \bdar Rahman what was his object to come and he
replied that he came to see his mother, family and children
and has no other object. No^ the brother of the shaikh of
Shargah and the Shaikh of \jman intend to ^igHt-. \bdur Rahman
and a few men of Heira have established themselves in the
fort in order to protect themselves. Such actions will cause
a considerable loss of life and property of the British and
foreign subjects who are at Heira. I have represented this
telegraphically and ask for a reply.
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Correspondence concerning Ajman affairs. The Correspondence describes the Sheikh of Ajman having rejected the present from 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and a public refusal to receive letters from 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; his alleged participation with the Bin Luta family in intrigues which led to a warning from the Shaikh of Umm al-Qawain that 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's life was in danger. Correspondence also discusses British ships destroying two towers of the Sheikh of Ajman as punishment.
The file includes the geneaology of the Bin Lutas (ff, 73 - 74). Correspondents include 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; P.Z. Cox, 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. ; Sheikh Butti bin Soheil, Chief of Dubai.
The second volume recounts an incident in which the son of Mohammed bin Abdur Rahman occupied the fort of the Shaikh of Ajman. Correspondents include Ronald Evelyn Wingate, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; 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; Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad, Chief of Sharjah.
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- 2 volumes (volume I 125 folios, volume II 249 folios)
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The file is arranged in two volumes.
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Foliation: The file comprises of two volumes, with the foliation sequence running continuously across both volumes, with folios 1-125A being located in volume 1 and folios 126-249 in Volume 2. The foliation consists of small pencil 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. There is also a pagination sequence which also runs across both volumes, it comprises of large pencil numbers located in the top left and top right hand corners of the pages respectively,
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- Title
- 'Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921'
- Pages
- front-a, back-a, spine, edge, head, tail, front-a-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:9v, 10v, 11v, 12v:22v, 23v, 24v:31r, 32r:39r, 40v:47r, 48v:56v, 57v, 58v:75r, 76r:81v, 82v:87r, 88r:93v, 94v:98v, 99v:111v, 112v:124v, iii-r:iv-v, back-a-i, front-b, back-b, spine, edge, head, tail, front-b-i, v-r:vi-v, 126r:126v, 128r:136v, 138r:138v, 140r:140v, 144r:155r, 156r:157r, 158r:172r, 173r:177r, 178r:180r, 181r:214r, 215r, 216r:219r, 220r:227v, 228v:249v, vii-r:viii-v, back-b-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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