In 1908, 15 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-2903 occurred via the British Consular Court, Muscat
| RegID | LA-E-2903 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1908 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Muscat |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 15 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 15 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Forty-four slaves took refuge in this Agency during the nine months of whom 20 were African and 24 Mekranis. Fifteen Africans and 21 Mekranis were granted manumission certificates while 5 Africans and 3 Mekranis were found either not entitled to freedom or went back to their masters, with their own free will and consent. During the nine months under reference four manumitted slaves were sent to Karachi. |
| 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," 1908, f. 196. |
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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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| Sentence Date | |
| 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 |