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Mss Eur F126/50, ff 29-32
- Record Id:
- 041-002716431
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022556990.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023483821.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/50, ff 29-32
- Title:
- Memo: by Abol Cassim Moonshee concerning the district of Guttur [Qatar]
- Scope & Content:
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Memorandum, in Arabic and English, written by Abol Cassim, Residency Moonshee [Munshi] detailing the recent history of Guttur [Qatar] from 1218 Hijri (c.1803).
The history includes details of the principal settlements of Al Bida'a [Doha], Al Wakrah and Al Zabarah, the tribes that occupied them and their trade and livelihood.
The memo also documents attacks on the towns by other tribes; Guttur's relationship with Bahrein [Bahrain]; Bahrein's rulership; Khalifeh ben Selman's alliance with Ben Sa'ud and succesful attack on Bahrein c.1842 after which he became Shaikh of Bahrein; taxation on Guttur pearl fisheries; the destruction of Zobarah; Bahrein and Guttur as territories of Ben Sa'ud, the Persians or the Turks; the rise of Bida'a as a merchant town; and Guttur being considered to be under the jurisdiction of Ben Sa'ud owing to its tribute to Bahrein being paid by them to Ben Sa'ud.
- 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
041-002716431 - 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 29-32 : Memo: by Abol Cassim Moonshee concerning the district of Guttur [Qatar] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0005]/036-002311335[0003]/040-002311338[0003]/041-002716431
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 4 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003bd
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1872
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 27 May 1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)