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'File 14/266 II Status of Hamriya' [3r] (6/40)
The record is made up of 1 volume (20 folios). It was created in 5 Jul 1937-14 Jun 1948. It was written in English. 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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wps away Ms son, ^umaia, for the second time, usurped
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his father’s nlaee and declared his independence of
Shariah as Feadman of that place.
The British and the Sheikh of Sharjah combined
forces, drove out Humaid^ and Ahdur ‘Rahman was set up
again at ^amriyah as a fief of Sharjah.
'Ry ?'ay of 19?,?, TT umaid had again usurped, had again
been turned out of Hamriyah and Abdur Bahman once more
set up as a dependent of Sharjah. The P.B’s action in
surporting Abdur Bahman as Headman of Hamriyah, as an
appanage of Sharjah was approved by Government of India. 1
In 1916 also we had defended Sharjah suzerainty over
Hamriyah by force of arms.
Tn 1925 Humaid again made an attempt to oust his
father from Hamriyah, but he was captured and made
prisoner, this time by the Sheikh of Bmm-al-Qawain.
Abdur ^ahman continued as Headman.
Huch of the unrest of the past was due to intrigue,
a prime mover in which was the Sheikh of Umm-al-Qawain.
It is doubt'i ess due to intrigue that a volte-face was
perpetrated in 1925. After all our efforts on behalf
oR the Sheikh of Sharjah (Khalid bin Ahmad) to keep his
fief, Abdur Hahman, in power at Hamriyah those two
persons, behind the H.H’s back, and with the connivance
of 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, (in fact he was a witness),
came to an understanding and signed a document whereby
Abdur ^ahman and Hamriyah became independent of Sharjah.
The above did not come to light until 1929.
Abdur Rahman has since been murdered and Khalid
turned out of Sharjah, so the Question now seems to
turn on whether the Hhalid - Apdur ^.ahman document is
binding on Sheikh Sultan bin Raoar and Humaid, the
present rul-ey. "^here seems to be no conclusive proof
that Sultan bin Saaar has agreed to the independence
of Hamriyah though so much was concluded by the late
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Correspondence concerning the status of Hamriyah and whether it was a fiefdom of Sharjah, particularly as this impacted on the development of oil concessions. Correspondents include Captain Tom Hickinbotham, 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. , Bahrain; and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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