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Letters to Lewis Pelly from local rulers and shaikhs, with translations in English. [17r] (32/33)
The record is made up of 1 file, 9 items (17 folios). It was created in 1863-1870. It was written in Arabic, English and Persian. 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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Correspondence in Arabic, mostly with translations in English, from Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat; Zayid I bin Khalifah Al-Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi; Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud, Ruler of Najd; Majid bin Said Al-Busair, Sultan of Zanzibar; the British native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah, Haji Ya'qub; and other individuals.
The topics discussed in the letters includes the historic rights of ownership of the Arab Coast by individual tribes; movements of Arab tribes and their choice of settlement; attempts by the Wahhabis to extend their influence along the Arab Coast; allegations of acts of piracy on merchant vessels; and the British Government's attack on al-Qatif in response to disturbances which led to damage to British subjects property.
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- 1 file, 9 items (17 folios)
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Foliation: The file has been foliated using small pencil numbers located in the bottom right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio
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- Arabic, English and Persian in Arabic and English script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F126/46
- Title
- Letters to Lewis Pelly from local rulers and shaikhs, with translations in English.
- Pages
- 17r:17v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence