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'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.' [107br] (229/530)
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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ThQ ^es Morey Effort, Sbarcrah.
Tb© Hor’blo tbo Political RoaMent ir the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Dated 24tb Sertorabor 1926.
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With r 0 f > ©r»Grco to roy letter l?o.2PP> dated tbo 30tb Juro 1926,
. and'enclosures, raxnoly a letter ■froui Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar
ard another ■fro® Sbaikb Said bin Ha®ad f the Cbiox of* Kalba, 1 bavo
now roooivod a letter f*ro® Sbaikb Sultan bin Saqar to your
address which X bee tr submit borowitb. ,
X bavo itb© honour to r©nort that Shaikh Said bin Hamad/ the
Chief* of Kalba. came to Sbareab or the 19th September 1926 as a
flruest of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar.
After Shaikh Said* s arrival at Sbarcrah, Shaikh Sultan bin
Saqar and Shaikh Said bin Hamad bold mootinys of tbo notables of
Sbaryah for throe days suooosslvoly. It thon transpired that
Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar has sort his brother Shaikh Muhammad bin
Saqar to Braimi to so© the Chiefs of th© Naim and Kalba tribes
to request thorn to bolp Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar and Shaikh Said
yurw
hir Hamad to reach Kalba. Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar is/makiny
prepara11 ons to go t q Fu iairah.
I mad© verbal enquiries from Shaikh ®ultar bin Saqar as to
what has boon dor© to Shaikh Said bin Hamad; ho informed me that
Hamad hin * . . .
Shaikh/Abdullah Al Sharqi not content^ with .creating disturbances-
ir the Kalba district be is tryinv "by bis_ machinations, to kill
Shaikh Said bin Hamad. This, Shaikh Sultan bin b aqar said, is. a
thintr which cannot be tolerated and that it is necessary that he
should make preparations to yo to Kalba to f.iyht Shaikh Hamad
bin Abdullah and that he requests you to permit him to send sfon*.
and some men from Sharcrah by the sea to Kalba. I told him that
it is improbable if the Hor’hle 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.
would rive
uermlssioh for this. The Shaikh then said that if he would not:
jtcink&jLovu*
vet your permission to take his men ard/«» t/p Kalba be will
aunroach your Honour to order that the SbahuhJ «uscat subjects*
should not mix^with Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi.
I bey to state that according to information I have got. the;i
Shabuh are the allies of Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah 1 Al Sharp!
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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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