In 1896, 3 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 1, Case ID LA-E-2587 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Muscat
| RegID | LA-E-2587 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1896 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Muscat |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 3 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 3 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | An increased activity in the slave trade is largely due to the facilities afforded by a more liberal grant of the French flag, to Oman Dhows trading with the west coast of Africa; and not only has the flag appeared more frequently in Sur, but it has been seen also over buglahs of the Batineh coast. Several minor slave transactions of a local and unimportant character came to light. In one of these a small party of Baluch slaves, for the most part boys, who had probably been kidnapped, were shipped at Wadam on the Batineh Coast for Lingah. An adult in the party there made his escape, and the remainder were carried to Debay, where two more after escaping fell into the hands of the Arabs of Khan, a dependency of Shargah. These were recovered and sent to Maskat, where on the clue furnished evidence to convict a large number of slave dealers. |
| 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," 1896-97, f. 186v. |
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| X Capture | |
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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 | Muscat |