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'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.' [66r] (141/530)
The record is made up of 1 volume (259 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1925-10 Jul 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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forwarded yours and th© Honourable the political Resident’s letters t©
Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah through one Ali bin Ahmad Lf a lla Husain® The
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said/has said many things one being the fact that he has said that he
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never likes that Shaikh Said bM Hamad should have any knqnr/limita
and lias further said that he has got no answer to give. Ali bin Ahmad
has therefore returned without any reply from the Shaikh. The other day
however Shaikh Hamad before starting in a boat to Bu-Baqirah sent me his
son to tell me that his father has asked that my subjects should
commUntcate / who then - by the sea or by land^with Fujairah until Isa bin
Abdula Latif has arranged matters for me. By his-orders pick axes and
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scythes have been taken from my subjects who had gone for cutting fire- i
wood and grass. Ho futher said that whoever would not comply with his
desire his head shall be cut off. My sinack slave was also beaten. I
have not done Anything in this respect and cannot do so unless hit is
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with, your'consent. Should anything unb®^able come off T will defend myaei*
anything which happen €o me in your friendship will not be a source of
pian to me.
Translation of letter dated 2nd Rabia’ ul Awal $344* from
Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah chief o : ’ Fujairah to the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent
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I have received you letter an am very much obliged for it. You
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have mad© mentipne about Shaikh Paid ;bin Hamad the chiei of Aalbah that
a great loss has been caused to him and that he has been brought to
great difficulties by me. Q. my friend you should know that he built a
godown within the terrtorial limit of someone else and also dug a well
in e^man* s territory and he has exaggerated in the his correspondence
with you on the subject. I called on him five times and settled the
case between runsolvea amicably and took oaths on the settlement'
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arrived. He shows his agreement outwardly and on the cther/he sandyyou
reports on the subject.
Shaikh Muhammad bin Sultan Nairn! called on him at Kalba I also
went there and we arrived at an agreement in the presence of* the said
$S*hi 3 fallows. Shaikh Said agrasd to all that wars arranged
between us. Shaikh Said oxpreasod In presonoo of Shaikh auhammad and
the people of Naim that he has got nothing to do with the godown? that
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This file consists of correspondence relating to actions taken against the Shaikh of Fujairah. The main correspondents are the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Muscat; Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent Sharjah; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah, ruler of Fujairah; Shaikh Said bin Hamad, Chief of Kalba.
A number of topics are covered.
- The kidnap of a Baluch girl who was sold to the Shaikh of Fujairah. The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. threatened to shell the Shaikh's fort and burn his dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. if a fine was not paid. Furthermore, as the Shaikh did not respond to the protocol of coming on board his fort was bombarded for one and a half hours which produced the desired effect.
- Disputes between al Fujairah (al- Qawasim 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. tribe) and Kalba (al Sharqiyyin tribe) over raiding and disputes.
There are over forty letters in Arabic with translations; maps drawn by Bertram Thomas of tribal territories around al Fujairah and also a map of the ports of Oman.
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- 1 volume (259 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation. The foliation sequence consists of numbers circled in pencil located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio and runs from the front cover to last folio. Foliation omissions: Folios 174, 189, 203 have been omitted.
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- Title
- '14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:12v, 14r:20v, 22r:48v, 48ar:48av, 49r:49v, 51r:59v, 62r:68v, 70r:73v, 77r:81v, 81ar:81av, 82r:100v, 103r:107v, 107ar:107bv, 108r:108v, 110r:115v, 117r:119v, 123r:123v, 123ar:123av, 124r:127v, 129r:133v, 136r:137r, 137r, 138r:144v, 146r:158v, 160r:165v, 168r:176v, 178r:179v, 183r:184v, 186r:186v, 188r:188v, 191r:202v, 204r:205v, 207r:207v, 211r:221v, 223r:230v, 232r:241v, 241ar:241av, 242r:245v, 250r:260v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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