In 1906, 26 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-2843 occurred via the British Consular Court, Muscat
| RegID | LA-E-2843 |
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| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1906 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Muscat |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 26 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 26 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Forty-six slaves applied for freedom… Of the ones freed twenty-six were Africans and fifteen were Mekranis, all elected to remain in Maskrat, but four of the Africans were sent to Bombay, it not appearing advisable to allow them to remain in Oman. The decrease in the number of slaves now applying for freedom seems curious, but the explanation is no doubt that the organized slave trade between Oman and the African ports has for some years ceased to exist, and that the measures taken to terminate the importation of Baluchis and Persian slaves from Persian Mekran into His Highness's territories have been successful to a great extent. In connection with this trade there no longer seems to be regular work for His Majesty's ships in this immediate neighbourhood which is satisfactory. |
| Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/710, in Qatar Digital Library, "Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency," 1906-07, f. 86. |
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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 |