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'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913' [114r] (241/394)
The record is made up of 1 volume (189 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1900-5 May 1920. 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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]To 0 f 1906
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Bahrain
Lat/ed the 17"th of* .Tovenber 1906
To
v
ihe x^olitioal Resident in the -
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Brishire.
Sir
T have the honour to report that on the lOth
October 1906 T received a brief note,translation
attached,from ohaikh Jasira bin Thani,written with
his or/n hand,requesting ne to visit him for a few
ininutes * conversation .
!t was inconvenient for ne to go to Liusail
•fibhlr a reasonable tine after the receipt of thi.s
notef I therefore deputed Wf Interpreter,!Ir Inain^
ul J : .ak,to visit Shaikh Jasin,instructing hiia only
to receive uhe old Chief's message,and not to five
aagr reply in rny naiae. Ilr Inam ul Ha> reached LusaiZ
on the ^3rd October 1906, and left the followinp
lay for i o in uhe ^oat b; i/hich he liad travelled
from Bahrain,as he would otherwise have been de
tained at ijusail for an indefinite time waiting
for a means of return #
3, Shaikh Jasin's message transpired to be con
nected with the affairs of Abdul Asiz bin oa'ud,
e lavter hal requested his friend to coiuiunicat^
TTith me,because hi suspected that the Chief of
Koi/ait ha-, been representing his cause to the
Government of India in luhewarm manner an I it sce^W
possibJe that Shai• h Mubarak ifas afraid if his o' n
importance being overshadowed if Abdul Aziz
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bushire, Bahrain and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, as well as with Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Shaikh Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī.
The first part of the file covers Britain’s relations with Qatar between 1900 and 1905, and includes: details of gift giving to members of the Āl Thānī family in 1900, 1903 and 1904; details concerning Turkish activities in Qatar; various correspondence among British officials discussing the status of Qatar vis-à-vis Britain and possible future treaty relations; the status of the Āl Thānī family as the ruling family of Qatar; the position of Shaikh Aḥmad vis-à-vis his brother Shaikh Jāsim; and a short historical sketch of Qatar from 1766 to 1902 (folio 44).
The pages of the file that cover the years 1905 to 1909 include Fancis Beville Prideaux's report on his visit to Shaikh Jāsim at Lusayl and Shaikh Aḥmad at Doha (al-Bidda‘) (folios 49-59) in November 1905; details concerning the murder of Shaikh Aḥmad in December 1905 (folios 60-76); Turkish activities in Qatar (for example, folios 92, 95 and 102); illness of Shaikh Jāsim’s son, ‘Abd al-Raḥman, in March 1906 (folio 71); piracy activities of Aḥmad bin Salmān (folio 82); and the Āl Thānī family’s relations with Ibn Sa‘ūd (folios 114-117A) and the Āl Khalīfah family (folios 119-127).
The pages of the file covering 1913 to 1920 deal with Shaikh Jāsim’s illness and eventual death in July 1913 and the subsequent succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 147-156); details of relations between the Āl Khalīfah family and Qatar, particularly with regard to al-Zubārah (folio 157) and their pearling interests; and a proposed tour of Qatar and the awarding of the C.I.E. [Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire] to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 157-181).
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- 1 volume (189 folios)
- Arrangement
This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: This file has a foliation number in the top right hand corner of each folio. The number is enclosed by a circle.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 2r:3r, 4r:5v, 6v:20v, 21v:62v, 64r:68v, 70r:85v, 85ar:85av, 86r:105v, 107r:109v, 111r:116v, 117ar:117bv, 119r:119v, 121r:121v, 123r:125v, 127r:129v, 131r:132v, 134r:134v, 136r:138v, 140r:141v, 143r:143v, 145r:149v, 151r:154v, 156r:158v, 160r:188v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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