Letters to Lewis Pelly from local rulers and shaikhs, with translations in English.
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letters to Lewis Pelly from local rulers and shaikhs, with translations in English.
- Date:
- 1863/1870
- Description:
- Correspondence in Arabic, mostly with translations in English, from Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat; Zayid I bin Khalifah Al-Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi; Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud, Ruler of Najd; Majid bin Said Al-Busair, Sultan of Zanzibar; the British native agent at Sharjah, Haji Ya'qub; and other individuals.The topics discussed in the letters includes the historic rights of ownership of the Arab Coast by individual tribes; movements of Arab tribes and their choice of settlement; attempts by the Wahhabis to extend their influence along the Arab Coast; allegations of acts of piracy on merchant vessels; and the British Government's attack on al-Qatif in response to disturbances which led to damage to British subjects property.1 file, 9 items (17 folios)There does not appear to be any discernable arrangement to the fileFoliation: The file has been foliated using small pencil numbers located in the bottom right hand corner of the recto of each folio
- Language:
- Arabic
English
Persian - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military operations
- Extent:
- 1 file, 9 items (17 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003b9_ar
81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003b9_en
Mss Eur F126/46 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers