This volume includes primary and secondary
sources from documents obtained by the
Center from the National Archives in India
which is the largest archival repository in
Southeast Asia and is complementary to the
documentary collections kept in the British
Archives in London.
Through a multitude of public records
and private papers covering the period of
time from 1748, as well as a number of
manuscripts and decrees issued by the
sultans of the states of the Islamic East,
and in addition to maps, pictures and other
historical vessels, this book constitutes
an important source for researchers and
scholars in the history of Qatar, the Gulf,
the Arabian Peninsula, the countries of the
Middle East.
It is an essential volume with great scientific
and historical benefit to researchers,
scholars, historians, and those interested in
the history of Qatar and the region.
