'File 8/61 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: FUJERAH.'

Title:

'File 8/61 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: FUJERAH.'

Date:

1902/1927

Description:

Abstract: This file relates to the Shaikh of Fujairah (transliterations vary throughout), Hamad bin Abdullah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sharqī], and his relations with the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah].The correspondence begins with reports that the Shaikh of Fujairah – nominally considered to be subordinate to the Shaikh of Shargah [Shaikh Ṣaqr bin Khālid Āl Qasimī] – has resisted orders from the latter and has asserted his independence.Related matters covered in the correspondence include the following: reports of the Shaikh of Fujairah having requested assistance and protection from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; the question of whether the British Government should regard the strip of coast between Khor Kalba and Dibba as being part of the territory of the Shaikh of Shargah; reports in 1903 of hostilities between the Shaikh of Shargah and the Shaikh of Fujairah; reports in 1925 of the Shaikh of Fujairah having enslaved the daughter of a Baluch woman residing in the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's territory; the Shaikh of Fujairah's reluctance to meet with the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on board RIMS Lawrence, resulting in bombardment by the British; hostilities in 1926 between Fujairah and Kalba.Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the First Assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Residency Agent, Shargah; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah of Fujairah; officials of the Government of India, the India Office, and the Foreign Office.The Arabic language material consists of several letters, most of which include corresponding English translations. It should be noted that there is no material in the file covering the period 1905-1924.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-72; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 6-72, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Rulers
Rebellions

Geographic region:

Fujairah

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00000e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00000e_en
IOR/R/15/6/239
IOR/R/15/6/239

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