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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎295] (337/733)

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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. .

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SHAIKHS OF OMAN KOWEIT.
295
AMULGAVINE.
Shaikh Abdoolla bin Rashid, Chief of Amulgavine, age sixty years,
has sons, Mahomed bin Abdoolla, age thirty-three years ; Ali bin Ab
doolla, age thirty years ; Rashid bin Abdoolla, age twenty-four years ;
Ahmed bin Abdoolla, age twenty-two years; Majid bin Abdoolla, age
thiiteen years; and Ibrahim bin Abdoolla, age five years.
Giandsons, Nasir bin Mahomed, age seven years ; and Suood bin
Ali, age two years.
Biothei of the Shaikh, Syud bin Rashid, age filty-five years, has sons,
Esai bin Syud, age thirty-five years; Abdoolla bin Syud, age twenty-
seven years; Mahomed bin Syud, age twenty-five years; and Ali bin
Syud, age twenty-three years.
Grandsons,—Ibrahim bin Esai, age five years; Khalid bin Esai, age
two years, and Ahmed bin Abdoolla, age four years.
Sons of Esai (deceased), a second brother of the chief's,—Abdoolla
Azeez bin Esai, age forty-five years; and Mahomed bin Esai, a^e
thirty-four years.
Grandsons of Esai aforesaid,—Esai bin Abdool Azeez bin Esai, age
four years; Esai bin Mahomed bin Esai, age fourteen years; Rashid
bin Mahomed bin Esai, age thirteen years; Ibrahim bin Mahomed, age
ten years , and Suif bin Mahomed, age one year.
Revenue that accrues to Shaikh Abdoolla bin Rashid 2,000 reals
besides 1,000 additional derived from traffic in pearls.
Amulgavine vessels go trading voyages, and the general occupation
of the people is the pearl fishery.
In Batinah, the date tree is cultivated.
The Amulgavines adhere to the Wahabee tenets, and can muster
fighting men to the number of 1,000.
KOWEIT OR GRANE.
Ruling family, A1 Subah ; Shaikh Janbir bin Abdoolla bin Subah
the name of this last progenitor being assumed as the patronymic of
the one hundred and two years, titular chief; his son,
fe laikh bubah bin Jaubir, age seventy years, virtual chief
Sons of preceding, Abdoolla bin Subah, age forty years ; Mahomed
in Subah, age fifteen years; Ahmed bin Subah, age twelve years-
u aruk bm Subah, age nine years; Jurrah bin Subah, age six
years ; Adhbee bin Subah, age four years ; and Ghumlar bin Subah
age two years. '

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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).

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1 volume (364 folios)
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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.

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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.

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