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- former Sheikdom in the region of the Trucial States (Trucial Oman)
- absolutist monarchy
- own name: Mushiakhat Ul-Hamriyet
- other names: Hamria, Hamriyya, al-Hamriyah
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1875–1903(?),
probable flag(?),
Source, by: Flags of the World
1903–1922(?),
probable flag: flag of Sharjah(?),
Source, by: Flags of the World, Wikipedia (EN)
In 1875, members of the Al Bu Shamis (Al Shamsi) tribe in Hamriyah achieved the secession of the area from Sharjah and seized power there. The desired status as a member of the Trucial States (Trucial Oman) was never achieved because the British treaty side did not recognise the secession. Finally, in 1903, the territory officially became part of the Trucial States, but only as part of Sharjah. It is not known which flag was used in Hamriyah and can only be surmised. As the Al Bu Shamis did not belong to the Al-Qawasim (rulers of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah) – they probably belonged to the Ghafiri – they will probably have used a single-coloured red flag as non-signatories of the Treaty of General Maritime Peace. After being recognised as part of Sharjah, the treaty flag of Sharjah will have been used. Before the introduction of the treaty flag of British origin in the colours white and red, single-coloured red flags were used in the region. In the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf region, red is a traditional flag colour that is closely associated with Islam, as it is the colour of the sherifs of Mecca and is a symbol of the Islamic Kharijites living in eastern Arabia. All Islamic dynasties that refer to the origin of the Alawites (also called Alids, descendants of Ali → e.g. today's Morocco, former North Yemen) have or had red flags.
Source: Volker Preuß
Area: estimated around 46 square miles
Inhabitants: unknown
Capital: Hamriyah
4th millennium B.C. · first settlement
ca. 1st millennium B.C. · settlement by Arabs
4th to 7th century A.D. · the area of the today's emirates belongs to the Persian Sassanid Empire
630 · introduction of Islam
632 · apostasy
634 · the area of the today's emirates is conquered by the Arab Caliphate, re-Islamization
middle ages · the area of the today's emirates belongs to Oman
16th century · military and commercial operations of the Portuguese
ca. 1650 · under the control of the Ottoman Empire
ca. 1750 · conquest by Bedouins, Beginning of piracy, the area is called "Pirate Coast", establishing the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah by the Qawasim Clan of the Huwayla Tribe
1806–1819 · actions of the British navy against the pirates
1820 · Peace Treaty for the end of piracy
1834 · renewal of the peace treaty
1853 · renewal of the peace treaty, "Perpetual Maritime Truce", the area is now called "Trucial Oman" or "Trucial States"
1869 · death of Sultan ibn Saqr of Ras al-Khaimah, division by heritage, establishing of the Emirate of Sharjah (incl. Khor Fakkan)
1875 · establishing of the Sheikhdom of Hamriyah as a separation from Sharjah
1892 · United Kingdom establishes its protectorate over the emirates
1903 · United Kingdom recognizes the Sheikhdom of Hamriya, but only as part of Sharjah
1922 · the Sheikhdom of Hamriyah is re-incorporated to Sharjah
Source:
Wikipedia (EN),
World Statesmen,
Volker Preuß
