'File 5/6 Muhammad Sharif Kuttabdin Awazi (Khan Bahadur)'

IOR/R/15/2/102

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The record is made up of 1 file (34 folios). It was created in 12 Jun 1924-14 Mar 1931. 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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This file contains correspondence between the British 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. at Bahrain, the British 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. at Bushire and Muḥammad Sharīf bin Ḥājī Qutb al-Dīn Awāzī, as well as copies of correspondence between the British 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. at Bushire and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, and various statements and court documents.

These correspondence and documents concern the personality of Muḥammad Sharīf bin Ḥājī Quṭb al-Dīn Awāzī, his involvement in the Municipality ( al-Baladiyyah ), and his relations with the Āl Khalīfah family, the British 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. and other notable personalities in Bahrain and Persia. In addition, there are correspondence concerning a slavery case involving his son, ‘Abd al-Ḥamīd, and his eventual insolvency and abscondment from Bahrain to Persia.

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1 file (34 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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Foliation: There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio of writing, on number 2, and runs through to 34, ending on the inside of the back cover. The incomplete foliation sequence appears in blue crayon, circled and in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the page. It runs from number 1 on folio 2 to number 5 on folio 6.

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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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IOR/R/15/2/102
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Confidential File: 5/6

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12 Jun 1924-14 Mar 1931 (CE, Gregorian)

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