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Residents' version of the 'Dubai Incident', handwritten in English, 1910 (pen & ink on paper)

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BL4075165
Image title
Residents' version of the 'Dubai Incident', handwritten in English, 1910 (pen & ink on paper)
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English School, (20th century) / English
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
pen and ink on paper
Date
1910 AD (C20th AD)
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Growing tensions between the British and the Sheikh of Dubai led to a gun battle in 1910 that cost numerous lives and did long-term damage to relations between the British and locals on the Trucial Coast. An attack on British soldiers by Arab inhabitants of Dubai. Witness statement containing an account of the incident, together with the signatures and seals of 83 principal residents of Dubai attesting to its veracity, dated 5 January 1911 (folio 60).

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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Middle East / middle east / handwriting / handwritten / gun battle / uae / dubai / Sheikh of Dubai / witness statement / The Debai Incident / Drawing / Mzdrawing
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Medium 606 × 1024 px 51 × 87 mm 637 KB

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