In 1904, 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-2781 occurred via the British Consular Court, Muscat
| RegID | LA-E-2781 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1904 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Muscat |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 35 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 35 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Owing to His Majesty's ships having been employed throughout the year on other duties no capture of slave dhows was effected. It is believed that the trade formerly carried on between Oman and the neighbourhood of Zanzibar has received a check, no doubt owing in a great measure to the salutary lessons which have recently administered to persons participating therein. With reference to the large capture of slave traders made by the Portuguese cruiser San Rafael in March 1902. No less than 105 slaves took refuge at the Political Agency during the year. Of these six were found not to be entitled to freedom, four left Agency premises while their cases were still under discussion, and the remaining 95 were [given] manumission papers in the usual manner. Of this number 35 were Africans, for whose disposal the usual arrangements were made, and 60 were either Persians or Baluchis who had been exported from Jask and certain Mekran ports to Sohar and other places on the Batineh Coast. |
| 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," 1904-05, f. 292v. |
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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 |