In 1895, 35 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 3, Case ID LA-E-2555 occurred via the British Consular Court, Bahrain
| RegID | LA-E-2555 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1895 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Bahrain |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 40 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 35 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | There is the strongest reason to believe that Sur - low down on the Maskat coast - is the source for supplying the demand for slaves throughout the Persian Gulf. There is undoubtedly a considerable importation to that places, whence slaves are carried to the Batiney, and distributed to the Arab, and even to the Persian coast. The presence of a gunboat off the south-east corner of the Arabian coast, during the slaves running season, would seem the most effectual mode of striking at the root of the evil. A large number, over forty slaves, sought freedom at Bahrian; in almost all these cases manumission certificates were obtained from the chief, but the slaves consented for the most part to return and work for their former masters as free men. |
| Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/709, in Qatar Digital Library, "Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency," 1895-96, f. 173. |
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| Y Capture | |
| Ship Status | Unknown |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | East Africa (unspecified) |
| Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
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| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | Middle East |
| Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Bahrain |