In 1917, 4 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-3028 occurred via the British Consular Court, Bandar Abbas
| RegID | LA-E-3028 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1917 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Bandar Abbas |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 4 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 4 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Twenty-six slaves took refuge in the Vice-Consulate during the year. Thirteen of them were manumitted, two absconded and seven were returned to their masters. 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," 1917, f. 93. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | |
|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
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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 | Bandar Abbas |