Qasimi Piracy and the General Treaty of Peace (1820).

By 1800, the English East India Company at Bombay was, interested in achieving stability in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, which served as an imperial trade and mail route. The first obstacle encountered was piracy of the Qawasim tribal confederacy of al-Sir province of 'Uman. Piracy was an integral...

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Main Author: Dubuisson, Patricia R.
Other Authors: Hakima, A.M. (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1975
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=108824
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Summary:By 1800, the English East India Company at Bombay was, interested in achieving stability in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, which served as an imperial trade and mail route. The first obstacle encountered was piracy of the Qawasim tribal confederacy of al-Sir province of 'Uman. Piracy was an integral aspect of Qasimi maritime warfare and economy, but the British identified Qasimi piracy with Wahhabi control over al-Sir. For several years, Bombay lacked sufficient funds, ships and manpower to defeat the Qawasim, and therefore made limited efforts to punish Qasimi, pirates without risking involvement with the Wahhabi power in Eastern Arabia. [...] === Vers 1800 la firme anglaise East India Company a Bombay était déja interessé dans le problème d'achever une certaine stabilité dans le Golfe persique/arabe, lequel servait comme route de commerce et de courrier impériaux. Le premier obstacle rencontré fût la piraterie par la confédération tribale des Qawisim de la province al-Sir de 'Uman: La piraterie était un aspect intégral des méthodes de guerre et de l'économie maritimes des Qawasim mais les anglais identifiaierent la piraterie Qasimi avec le controle Wahhabi sur al-Sir. Pendant plusieurs années Bombay manquait de fonds, de navires, et de main d'oeuvre suffisants pour punir les pirates Qasimi sans risquer de se compromettre avec le pouvoir Wahhabi dans l'Arabie de l'est. [...]