Author
the ruler of Kuwait
Publication Date
10 Jan 1902-14 Sep 1904 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
309
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/483
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0001c8
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
10 Jan 1902-14 Sep 1904 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence related to date gardens in Fao [the Al Faw Peninsula] owned by the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ.
The correspondence primarily consists of copies of letters between Mubārak and Ottoman and British officials and concerns an arbitration case regarding Mubarak's ownership of the land and claims to it made by several of his nephews. Details of the settlement reached between Mubārak and his relatives are contained on folio 210.
The file also discusses a loan of 100,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
given to Mubārak by the Government of India as well as the imprisonment of Mubārak's Bussora [Basra] agent Abdul Aziz Bin Salim [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Sālim].
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics contained in the file is located on folio 3. The file uses page numbers related to the incomplete pagination system in red and blue crayon.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 53/11 I Confidential Series: D 10
