In 1919, 2 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-3048 occurred via the British Consular Court, Muscat
| RegID | LA-E-3048 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1919 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Muscat |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 2 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 2 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | There were 22 petitions for manumission during the year, out of which 13 were manumitted. Three cases have been referred to Shargah for further information and remain pending. In the other cases, certificates were not required. As usual the majority of persons sold were brought over from Mekran. It is hoped that the small remains of the traffic on the Batineh coast will gradually disappear once the Yal Sadd, the most notorious of the slave dealing tribes, are brought under the Sultan's effective control. The situation is, however, complicated by the hostility of the Imam in interior Oman and of the Sheikh of Bireimi. There are demands for slaves in both of these places and once there, the possibility of getting them out or of bringing pressure to bear is small. The traffic is, however, very small and a certain proportion of slaves manage to escape. It is not immediately clear if any of these people were African, although inputted totals are meant to represent the possibility. |
| Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/712, in Qatar Digital Library, "Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency," 1919, f. 163v. |
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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 |