This volume includes primary and secondary

sources from documents obtained from

the National Archives in India, which is the

largest archival repository in Southeast Asia

and is complementary to the documentary

collections kept in the British Archives in

London.

Through a multitude of public records

and private papers covering the period of

time from 1871, as well as a number of

manuscripts and decrees issued by the

sultans of the states of the Islamic East,

and in addition to maps, pictures and other

historical vessels, this book constitutes

an important source for researchers and

scholars in the history of Qatar, the Gulf, the

Arabian Peninsula, and the countries of the

Middle East.

It is an essential volume with great scientific

and historical benefit to researchers,

scholars, historians, and those interested in

the history of Qatar and the region.