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Part 3 – Nautical Terminology in the IOR files: Non-European Ships in the Age of Sail

There are many different types of vessels used from the Red Sea to India. All of them have developed over the years to suit the local conditions. This is the third article in a series of three by the author, providing context and explanation for nautical terminology in the India Office Records.

Part 3 – Nautical Terminology in the IOR files: Non-European Ships in the Age of Sail

A Brief History of the English East India Company 1600–1858

From its origins as a small London enterprise, the East India Company (EIC) emerged as a powerful commercial and political organisation, whose presence in the Gulf helped shape the region’s modern history.

A Brief History of the English East India Company 1600–1858

Finding Aid: IOR/G/29/2-14 Gombroon (Bandar ‘Abbas) Diaries and Consultations (1708-1763)

What do the Gombroon Diaries convey about eighteenth-century Persia [Iran] and the Gulf (1708-1763)?

Finding Aid: IOR/G/29/2-14 Gombroon (Bandar ‘Abbas) Diaries and Consultations (1708-1763)

The Singing Sailor, Salim Rashid Suri: A Ṣawt Musician from Oman

Salim Rashid Suri, an Omani ṣawt singer and oud player became famous as the ‘singing sailor’ and for developing a truly unique style, which took influence from musical sources across the Middle East and India.

The Singing Sailor, Salim Rashid Suri: A Ṣawt Musician from Oman

Part 1 – Nautical Terminology in the IOR files: An introduction

Ships have always been important in the history of the Gulf, and therefore are prominent in the India Office Records and other documents on the QDL. This is the first article in a series of three by the author, providing context and explanation for nautical terminology in the records.

Part 1 – Nautical Terminology in the IOR files: An introduction

Finding Aid: Political (External) Department Records

An overview of records on the Qatar Digital Library originating from the Political (External) Department (IOR/L/PS/12), including a description of the records and the subjects they cover.

Finding Aid: Political (External) Department Records

Part 2 – Nautical Terminology in the IOR files: European Ships in the Age of Sail

Wherever European navies sailed, they introduced their own designs of ships and adapted those they saw being used locally. This is the second article in a series of three by the author, providing context and explanation for nautical terminology in the India Office Records.

Part 2 – Nautical Terminology in the IOR files: European Ships in the Age of Sail

Finding Aid: IOR/L/MAR Marine Department Records (1600-c. 1879)

A guide to the East India Company ships’ journals and related records (IOR/L/MAR/A and B series files) and miscellaneous East India Company and India Office marine records (IOR/L/MAR/C files) on the Qatar Digital Library.

Finding Aid: IOR/L/MAR Marine Department Records (1600-c. 1879)