Letter no.13 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 265-268
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 10 Jan 1855. 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 is a covering letter, enclosing the translation of a report (folios 266-68) of statistical information, sent to Kemball by the British Agent at Sharjah, dated 15 November 1854. The statistical report relates to the Government of India’s request for information on the principal estates (people and places) under the political jurisdiction of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Resident.
The first part of the report is a list of the names of the Sheikhs of Oman, with details of their ages, heirs, number of fighting men, and revenue. The list includes the shaikhs of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Debai [Dubai]. Joasmee [i.e. the towns of Ra's al-Khaymah and Sharjah, ruled by Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ], Ejmaum [Ajman] and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]. In his letter, Kemball questions that estimates of fighting men given by the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , as a means of estimating the general population.
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- IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 265-268
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- Letter no.13 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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- 265r:268v
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