Letter no.13 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 168-169
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 Jan 1854. 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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The letter relates to the Imam of Muscat Syed Soweynee’s [Thuwaynī bin Sa‘id] plans to introduce a levy on British subjects (specifically, Hindus from India) in his port. Kemball reports that the amicable arrangements reached at Sohar between His Highness and the Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. commander ‘Abdullāh bin Fayṣal have led to plans for the levy being abandoned. Kemball makes mention of a similar scheme, brought to his attention by the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah; a capitation tax, levied in that town against non-Muslims, which amounted to five or six rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per person per annum, and which gave non-Muslims immunity against military service and other ‘feudal obligation’. Kemball requests the Government’s views on the scheme.
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- IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 168-169
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- Letter no.13 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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- 168r:169v
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