Skip to item: of 733
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎80] (122/733)

This item is part of

The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

TREATIES WITH THE ARAB TRIBES
Signed at Faleia, at noon, on Wednesday the twenty-ninth of the
month of Juimadee-ool-Awul, in the year of the Hijree one thousand
two hundred and thirty-five (corresponding to the fifteenth of March
1820 ).
Abdoolla bin Rashid , with his own hand
(Chief of Amulgavine).
W. Grant K eir , Major General.
Translation of the Preliminary Treaty with Sultan bin Suggur.
In the name of God , the merciful, the compassionate !
Know all men, that Sultan bin Sug(?tjr has been in the presence of
General Sir William Grant Ketr , and there have passed between them
the following stipulations :—
Article I.
Sultan bin Suggur shall surrender to the General the towers, guns,
and vessels, which are in Shargah, Ejman, Amulgavine, and their depen
dencies, The General will leave the boats which are for the pearl
fishing, and fishing-boats, and the remainder of the vessels shall be at
the disposal of the General.
Article II.
Sultan bin Suggur shall give up all the Indian prisoners, if any such
are in his possession.
Article III.
The General will not allow the troops to enter the towns to lay them
waste.
Article IV.
After the execution of these engagements, Sultan bin Suggur shall be
admitted to the same terms of peace as the remainder of the friendly
(or pacificated) Arabs.
On these conditions there is a cessation of hostilities between the
General and Sultan bin Suggur and his followers, with the exception
that their boats are not to go to sea.

About this item

Content

The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).

Extent and format
1 volume (364 folios)
Arrangement

The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.

Physical characteristics

Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.

The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.

Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.

The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎80] (122/733), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/732, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100022870191.0x00007b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100022870191.0x00007b">'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [&lrm;80] (122/733)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100022870191.0x00007b">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0002c3/IOR_R_15_1_732_0129.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0002c3/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image