Author
Ibn Sa'ud.
Other topics are:
Ibn Sa'ud's liability for Ottoman Public Debt repayments
Publication Date
5 Jun 1923-19 Jan 1931 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
267
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/560
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000215
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
5 Jun 1923-19 Jan 1931 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, administrative reports, memoranda, and hand-written notes concerning the affairs of Ibn Sa'ud and the Najd. The correspondence is between the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jeddah, the High Commissioner in Iraq, the High Commissioner in Egypt, the Resident in Aden, the Colonial Office, the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
and the Foreign Office, all in London, the Foreign Department of the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud. There are some letters written in Arabic.
The main subjects that the documents relate to are: the final payment of Ibn Sa'ud's subsidy; the unrest and movements of a number of tribes of the region, particularly the 'Ajman and those in the Kuwait area; and the expulsion of Hindu merchants from Qatif by Ibn Sa'ud.
Other topics are:
Ibn Sa'ud's liability for Ottoman Public Debt repayments;
diplomatic development and policy of Ibn Sa'ud;
the absorption of the 'Idrisi state into Ibn Sa'ud's territories;
Ibn Sa'uds's assumption of the title of 'King';
anti-Wahabi propaganda distributed among Muslims in India.
Near the end of the volume is mention of treaties signed by Ibn Sa'ud with the German Reich and the Turkish Republic. Also of note is a 'Green Book', an official Najdi document, on the administration of the 'Idrisi province.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folio 1C). The index entries refer to the original folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 61/6 VI Confidential Series: D 70
