Center for Historical Studies | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

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.