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Mss Eur F126/50, ff 13-28
- Record Id:
- 041-002716410
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022556911.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023483821.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/50, ff 13-28
- Title:
- Hajee Ahmed Residency Arabic Moonshee's Journal during his travels from Bushire to Busreh, Koweit, Mahomereh, Felahieh and back
- Scope & Content:
-
Journal, in Arabic and English, recording Hajee Ahmed's [Haji Ahmed] travels from Bushire to Busreh [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait], Mahomereh [Khorramshahr], Felahieh and back. The journal contains daily entries from 24 February 1863 to 21 March 1863 (also given as Hijri dates 6 Ramazan 1279 to 1 Sherraul 1279). Ahmed was accompanied on the journey by the Resident, Lewis Pelly.
The journal entries record the time and day of arrival and departure at each destination; the weather; peoples met en route; travel and accommodation arrangements for each stage of the journey including prices paid; and the places visited including details on their local rulers and geographic locations.
The entries for 4-7 March relate to their stay in Koweit, during which time Pelly met and held conversations with Sheikh Sabah [Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah] and Yoseph ibn Buder (written in Mss Eur F126/55-64 as Eusef bin Bedr), which included a conversation about the Bedouins of Sulbeh.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311335
040-002311338
041-002716410 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/48-54 : Reports, Treaties and Papers relating to the Persian Gulf Written or Compiled by Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/50 : Reports by Haji Ahmed, the Residency munshi and others on trade, travel and history of the Gulf Region
Mss Eur F126/50, ff 13-28 : Hajee Ahmed Residency Arabic Moonshee's Journal during his travels from Bushire to Busreh, Koweit, Mahomereh, Felahieh… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0005]/036-002311335[0003]/040-002311338[0002]/041-002716410
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 16 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003bd
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1863
- End Date:
- 1863
- Date Range:
- 24 Feb 1863-21 Mar 1863
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)