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File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [50v] (111/448)
The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 1916-1928. It was written in English, Arabic 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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No. 22.
Seal of Muzaffar-ed-Din Shah.
Since Fallahiyah from ancient times to the present, has been the place of
he tribes of the Ch J ab and is part of the jurisdiction of His Excellency Shai
cLzal kC Muezles-SultLah, Sardlr-i-Arfa, and since he has always
eSd the rWal and benign mind by his good service and di igence m
ausml the aforesaid place to flourish. Therefore, m order to bestow langly
avours in this auspicious year of Ears il, we have left and granted to him, as
)ernetual property, the place of Eallahiyah in order that each year he should
a^the usual ann^l revenue to the Highest Government, “d the present and
iiture Governors of Arabistan have no right to demand a single cent, and the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Arfa and the tribes of the Ch’ab also shall not have the right to sell or
iransfer the said properties to Foreigners. , . . .
The
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Arfa is permitted and empowered to exercise m fhose lane s
-he possessory rights of ownership of every kind. The Government have oo
’i°ht to take possession of, or interfere with, those properties, and the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-
-Arfa should, with all zeal and hopefulness, occupy himself in causing the
pltces to flourish and the prosperity of the Ch’ab and more than ever give
pleasure as before to the kind and royal presence by reason of his good
services. , x
It is hereby ordered that the respected Mustaufis (Government Secretaries)
should register and record a copy of this august
Firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
, and consider it their
duty to do so.
Dated Shawwal Pars il 1320. (January 1903.)
Seal on the reverse.
(L. S.) ATABEG AZAM.
(L. S.) MUSHIR-UD-DAULAH.
(L. S.) WAZIE-UD-DAFTAE.
H. It. M.
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The volume consists mainly of six bound compilations of treaties and undertakings, together with related correspondence and other supplementary material, made between the British Government and the British Protectorates of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1820-1919. These treaty compilations were published by the Government of India in 1919 and comprise: the Trucial Treaties to January 1906, Treaties with Rulers of Kuwait from 1841 to 1913, Treaties with the Sultan of Oman and Muscat from 1845 to 1914, Undertakings with the Trucial Chiefs of Oman from 1911 to 1912, Treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah from 1899 to 1919 and Treaties with the Rulers of Bahrain from 1820 to 1914. In addition, there is a separate Foreign Office ‘Memorandum on British Commitments (During the War) to the Gulf Chiefs’ made in 1916, which contains at Appendix A, the English text of the treaty made with the Ruler of Qatar in 1916. The treaty compilations are published in English and Arabic, except for the treaties with the Shaikh of Mohammerah, which are published in English and Persian.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (222 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 2902 (Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 216; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/606
- Title
- File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’
- Pages
- 49v:50v, 51v:51v, 52v:52v, 53v:53v, 69r:69r, 70r:70r, 71r:71r, 72r:73r
- Author
- Mozaffar ad-Din
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- Public Domain