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‘File 5/191 II Individual slavery cases’ [37r] (86/804)
The record is made up of 1 volume (393 folios). It was created in 2 Aug 1922-17 Dec 1926. 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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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.
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To - The Fon* hie the r 'oliti‘c , il Fesider.t, ^©rsi^r! OulT, ^ushl^o
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No.492 dated 30th September 1999 .
A.0. ' ' "f
t beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No.243 dated
22nd September 19°2 asking for replies to your letters to the
Shaikhs of Debai and Abu Dhabi, and to state, that Sheikh S°eed
be*" 1 Maktoom was promising me to rerly your letter but he did ^ot
do so and in the meantime I fell ill and proceeded to R o s-ol-
Khaimah. Before I returned to Shargah I asked him to rrive a reply
ard I got it from him at Shargah. T beg to forward it herewith.
The s'aid Shaikh is doing his utmost to prevent the sale and
purchase of Baluch boys and girls in his jurisdiction, because
recently I informed him about a Baluchi boy named ’^ashd"! ben
jpahi who had been sold to one of bis subjects and he at once
recovered him and sent him to me, vide my letter No.491 dated
50th September 19°2 to you. Accordingly the Shaikh notified to
!
all the Shaikhs of Braimi and Batirah that they should prevent
their subjects f~om. importing Baluchis into his towns and that
if anyone imports any he will arrest him. Tb* Shaikh of Debc1 f s
letter is forwarded in original in this connection.
Secondly, as regards Shaikh Bandar ben 7 c id, chief of Abu
I Dhabi, he was killed by his brother, Shaikh So l tan ben 7a_M, who
is at present *n R^aimi making arrangements with uhe Bedouins
*
of the interior. As soon as he returns X will ask for 5 , rerly
and forward it to you in due c our sc.
Letter dated 1st Safar from Shaikh Breed to R.A
I
A . C *
T have received.your esteemed letter understood what you ;
mentioned, with regard to the prohibit ^on of the sale and.purchase
of Baluch children in my town of Deha*, T beg to inform you thet
on rGcoint of your communicat* on and the letter of Pis Honour the
Resident regarding the sale and purchase of Baiucn cniid^en, T
■notified the chiefs of all parts of Orsar^from where T presumed
slaves
to my par
perusal.
iroorted to prevent their swh.lects from brlrplrp ary
arts. C Resident's rerly is enclosed herewith 'or your
Lo''
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence related to individual cases of the enslavement and trade of Baluchis from the Makran coast and Karachi, to the Trucial and Oman Coast, and in particular to Dubai. The correspondence is predominantly between Government representatives in Karachi/Sind, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. at Bushire (of which there were three incumbents during the period covered), and the native 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 at Sharjah, ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif. The cases discussed touch upon British attempts to identify and recover Baluchis reportedly taken and transported to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , repatriation measures, the terms of punishment for traders/kidnappers, and the expenses incurred at offering protection for recovered slaves.
Of particular interest in the file are reports on the slave trade between Baluchistan and the Gulf, 1923/24 (folios 98-114); correspondence between the native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs on slave trade (e.g. folios 361-362); and the Hindu community of Dubai’s efforts to take action against the trade of Hindu boys from Karachi (folio 364).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (393 folios)
- Arrangement
Correspondence, bound roughly in chronological order, from earliest at front of volume to latest at rear.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume is foliated with circled pencil numbers from the front cover to the last folio, in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system uses uncircled pencil numbers, also in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. .
Condition: There is some insect damage on the front cover and a small number of folios, but not sufficient to impair legibility.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/222
- Title
- ‘File 5/191 II Individual slavery cases’
- Pages
- 35r:38v, 213r:213v, 220r:222v, 267r:268v, 362r:362v
- Author
- Āl Maktūm, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher
- Usage terms
- Public Domain